Loomis Sayles & Co. L P Acquires New Holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY)

Loomis Sayles & Co. L P purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 4,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $256,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in EWY. CWM LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 45.7% in the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,632 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $108,000 after purchasing an additional 512 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 33.0% in the second quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 50,317 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,325,000 after purchasing an additional 12,491 shares in the last quarter. Fiduciary Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the second quarter worth $3,190,000. Raymond James & Associates lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 500.6% in the second quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 20,235 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,337,000 after purchasing an additional 16,866 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ninety One UK Ltd bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the second quarter worth $5,597,000.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Trading Down 0.8 %

NYSEARCA EWY opened at $58.14 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $61.15 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $63.51. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 1 year low of $55.69 and a 1 year high of $69.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.60 and a beta of 1.25.

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.