Leavell Investment Management Inc. Has $1.04 Million Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY

Leavell Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 5.6% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 14,468 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 762 shares during the quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF were worth $1,039,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in EWY. New Vernon Capital Holdings II LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 5,822.0% in the 1st quarter. New Vernon Capital Holdings II LLC now owns 1,420,928 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $76,787,000 after acquiring an additional 1,396,934 shares during the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc bought a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $44,774,000. DRW Securities LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $16,649,000. Sun Life Financial Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 21.9% in the first quarter. Sun Life Financial Inc. now owns 1,549,773 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $83,750,000 after purchasing an additional 278,300 shares during the last quarter. Finally, OLD Mission Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 44.9% in the first quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC now owns 829,739 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $44,839,000 after purchasing an additional 257,146 shares in the last quarter. 49.22% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Stock Up 2.2%

Shares of NYSEARCA:EWY opened at $92.05 on Monday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $79.54 and its 200 day moving average is $70.22. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 12-month low of $48.49 and a 12-month high of $92.10. The stock has a market cap of $6.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.05.

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.