iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY Shares Purchased by Group One Trading LLC

Group One Trading LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 20.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 66,107 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,195 shares during the period. Group One Trading LLC owned approximately 0.09% of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF worth $5,295,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 27.8% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 239,956 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $12,967,000 after buying an additional 52,259 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 328.8% during the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 596 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 457 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 233,118 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $16,733,000 after purchasing an additional 3,842 shares during the last quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $248,000. Finally, Atria Investments Inc acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $280,000. 49.22% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA EWY opened at $125.74 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $121.30 and a 200 day moving average price of $98.21. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 1-year low of $48.49 and a 1-year high of $154.22. The company has a market cap of $12.37 billion, a PE ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.22.

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. The Index is a free-float adjusted market capitalization weighted index with a capping methodology applied to issuer weights so that no issuer of a component exceeds 25% of the Index weight and all issuers with weight above 5% do not exceed 50% of the Index weight.