Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. Acquires 12,128 Shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY

Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 58.5% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 32,858 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,128 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF were worth $4,138,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of EWY. Whittier Trust Co. increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 7.4% during the first quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 47,360 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,965,000 after acquiring an additional 3,275 shares in the last quarter. Marietta Investment Partners LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,746,000. Cobblestone Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the 1st quarter worth $619,000. World Investment Advisors purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the first quarter worth $445,000. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 43.5% during the first quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 5,523 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $679,000 after purchasing an additional 1,674 shares in the last quarter. 49.22% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock traded down $10.73 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $179.12. 6,237,079 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 19,564,539. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $189.97 and a 200-day simple moving average of $147.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.46. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 1 year low of $70.36 and a 1 year high of $220.89.

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.