Rock Creek Group LP Invests $2.90 Million in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY

Rock Creek Group LP acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund acquired 40,361 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $2,897,000. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF accounts for 0.3% of Rock Creek Group LP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th biggest holding.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in EWY. Creative Planning lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 3.6% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 5,021 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $360,000 after buying an additional 176 shares in the last quarter. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 6.2% during the first quarter. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD now owns 5,273 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $285,000 after acquiring an additional 309 shares during the period. Elm3 Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 3.7% during the second quarter. Elm3 Financial Group LLC now owns 11,843 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $850,000 after acquiring an additional 424 shares during the period. CWM LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 328.8% in the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 596 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 457 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Summit Place Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 1.9% in the second quarter. Summit Place Financial Advisors LLC now owns 26,415 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,896,000 after purchasing an additional 485 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 49.22% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Price Performance

EWY opened at $89.22 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $87.83 and a 200 day moving average price of $75.67. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 12 month low of $48.49 and a 12 month high of $100.79. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.45 billion, a price-to-earnings 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.