iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY Shares Acquired by Washington Growth Strategies LLC

Washington Growth Strategies LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 11,048.1% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 6,020 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,966 shares during the period. Washington Growth Strategies LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF were worth $432,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Stock Performance

EWY stock opened at $83.85 on Friday. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 1 year low of $48.49 and a 1 year high of $84.26. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $75.59 and its 200 day moving average price is $66.69. The firm has a market cap of $5.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.05.

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.