The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company Makes New $216,000 Investment in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY)

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 4,238 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $216,000.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 421.3% in the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,755,422 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $140,223,000 after purchasing an additional 2,226,837 shares during the period. Bridgewater Associates LP increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 63.7% in the fourth quarter. Bridgewater Associates LP now owns 3,154,717 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $160,544,000 after purchasing an additional 1,227,157 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 88.7% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,723,164 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $87,692,000 after purchasing an additional 809,967 shares during the period. Barclays PLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 420.6% in the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 479,402 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $24,397,000 after purchasing an additional 387,316 shares during the period. Finally, Nan Fung Trinity HK Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 24.8% in the fourth quarter. Nan Fung Trinity HK Ltd. now owns 920,800 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $46,860,000 after purchasing an additional 182,700 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Trading Down 0.0%

NYSEARCA:EWY opened at $58.79 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $3.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.12 and a beta of 1.09. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $55.52 and its 200-day simple moving average is $55.51. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 12-month low of $48.49 and a 12-month high of $69.52.

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.