10,000 Shares in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY Bought by Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd

Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 10,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,230,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EWY. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $2,231,000. MRA Advisory Group boosted its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 1,746.7% in the 1st quarter. MRA Advisory Group now owns 54,718 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,731,000 after purchasing an additional 51,755 shares in the last quarter. Main Street Research LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,558,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 183.7% during the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 7,251 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $780,000 after purchasing an additional 4,695 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Trivium Point Advisory LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $5,287,000. 49.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Trading Up 6.2%

Shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock opened at $172.90 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $190.70 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $153.27. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.46. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 12-month low of $70.36 and a 12-month high of $220.89.

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. 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.