iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY Shares Bought by Assetmark Inc.

Assetmark Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 64.3% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 19,418 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,602 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF were worth $2,389,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Viewpoint Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 20,000.0% in the 1st quarter. Viewpoint Capital Management LLC now owns 201 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Archer Investment Corp acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Angeles Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Finally, Nvwm LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 49.22% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EWY opened at $173.86 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $190.00 and its 200-day moving average price is $154.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.72 billion, a PE ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.46. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 1 year low of $70.36 and a 1 year high of $220.89.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF 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.