Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. Purchases Shares of 3,633 iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY)

Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 3,633 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $238,000.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 10,093.7% in the fourth quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 2,574,107 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $145,386,000 after purchasing an additional 2,548,855 shares during the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 131.8% in the third quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 2,373,131 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $139,873,000 after buying an additional 1,349,156 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 129.2% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,754,380 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $99,087,000 after acquiring an additional 988,955 shares during the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 84.2% during the 1st quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 1,750,438 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $124,683,000 after acquiring an additional 800,235 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 40.3% during the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,025,778 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $62,797,000 after acquiring an additional 294,453 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EWY stock opened at $62.26 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a fifty-two week low of $54.49 and a fifty-two week high of $68.20. The company has a market capitalization of $3.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.39 and a beta of 1.05. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $65.24 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $62.42.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI South Korea Capped ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Korea 25/50 Index (the Index). The Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Stock Market Division of the Korean Exchange.