Yousif Capital Management LLC Decreases Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY

Yousif Capital Management LLC reduced its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 270,547 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 4,699 shares during the period. Yousif Capital Management LLC owned about 0.39% of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF worth $19,420,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of EWY. New Vernon Capital Holdings II LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 5,822.0% during the 1st quarter. New Vernon Capital Holdings II LLC now owns 1,420,928 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $76,787,000 after purchasing an additional 1,396,934 shares during the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the 1st quarter worth $44,774,000. DRW Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the 1st quarter worth $16,649,000. Sun Life Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 21.9% during the 1st quarter. Sun Life Financial Inc. now owns 1,549,773 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $83,750,000 after purchasing an additional 278,300 shares during the last quarter. Finally, OLD Mission Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 44.9% during the 1st quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC now owns 829,739 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $44,839,000 after purchasing an additional 257,146 shares during the last quarter. 49.22% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Trading Down 3.2%

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock opened at $80.72 on Monday. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 12-month low of $48.49 and a 12-month high of $85.06. The stock has a market cap of $5.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $76.65 and a 200-day simple moving average of $67.75.

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.