Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Sells 61,635 Shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. cut its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 90.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,268 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 61,635 shares during the period. Jefferies Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF were worth $609,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Nvwm LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Berbice Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. Larson Financial Group LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 281.7% during the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 416 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 307 shares in the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA raised its position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 120.5% during the 4th quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 485 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 265 shares in the last quarter. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc raised its position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 403.0% during the 4th quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 503 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 403 shares in the last quarter. 49.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of NYSEARCA EWY opened at $205.83 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $156.69 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $127.38. The firm has a market cap of $27.39 billion, a PE ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.38. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a twelve month low of $60.27 and a twelve month high of $208.25.

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.