Assetmark Inc. Boosts Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY

Assetmark Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 57.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 11,816 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,330 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF were worth $1,149,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. TD Asset Management Inc increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 85.5% in the third quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 1,536,532 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $123,076,000 after acquiring an additional 708,000 shares in the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 18.0% in the third quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 1,257,343 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $100,889,000 after acquiring an additional 191,723 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 13.3% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,208,253 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $96,781,000 after acquiring an additional 141,996 shares in the last quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 11.0% in the second quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 985,291 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $70,724,000 after acquiring an additional 97,762 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 79.7% in the third quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. now owns 823,077 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $65,848,000 after acquiring an additional 365,091 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 49.22% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Stock Down 2.2%

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock opened at $146.79 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 52-week low of $54.63 and a 52-week high of $154.99. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $134.39 and a 200-day moving average of $111.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.23.

About iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

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.