20,300 Shares in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY Bought by Prudential PLC

Prudential PLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 20,300 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,974,000.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $2,231,000. ABC Arbitrage SA bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $512,000. Choreo LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $376,000. Diversify Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $689,000. Finally, Cibc World Market Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 6.2% in the 3rd quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. now owns 81,215 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,505,000 after acquiring an additional 4,733 shares in the last quarter. 49.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Stock Performance

EWY stock opened at $175.19 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $164.14 and a 200-day moving average price of $131.48. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 1-year low of $65.28 and a 1-year high of $217.76. The firm has a market cap of $23.31 billion, a PE ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.45.

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.