Prudential PLC Buys Shares of 20,300 iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY

Prudential PLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 20,300 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,974,000.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Nvwm LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Berbice Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 307 shares in the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 103.9% during the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 579 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 295 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Private Trust Co. NA boosted its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 265 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 49.22% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA EWY opened at $175.19 on Monday. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a twelve month low of $65.28 and a twelve month high of $217.76. The company has a market cap of $23.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.45. The business’s fifty day moving average is $164.14 and its 200 day moving average is $131.48.

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.