Maytus Capital Management LLC Trims Stock Position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY

Maytus Capital Management LLC decreased its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 45.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 110,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 91,270 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF makes up 2.5% of Maytus Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. Maytus Capital Management LLC owned approximately 0.11% of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF worth $10,694,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of EWY. Yacktman Asset Management LP bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the fourth quarter worth $111,279,000. Temasek Holdings Private Ltd grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 116.6% in the fourth quarter. Temasek Holdings Private Ltd now owns 1,594,998 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $155,066,000 after purchasing an additional 858,598 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 31.5% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 3,405,205 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $331,054,000 after purchasing an additional 814,877 shares during the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 85.5% in the third quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 1,536,532 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $123,076,000 after purchasing an additional 708,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the fourth quarter worth $51,527,000. Institutional investors own 49.22% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Stock Down 2.6%

Shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock opened at $205.91 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a twelve month low of $66.61 and a twelve month high of $217.76. The stock has a market cap of $27.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.45. The company’s fifty day moving average is $174.33 and its 200 day moving average is $136.62.

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.