Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. Buys 58,870 Shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 132.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 103,364 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 58,870 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. owned about 0.14% of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF worth $8,279,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Creative Planning lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 3.6% in the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 5,021 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $360,000 after buying an additional 176 shares during the period. Boltwood Capital Management increased its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 5.3% during the third quarter. Boltwood Capital Management now owns 4,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $320,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the period. Leavell Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. now owns 14,736 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,180,000 after acquiring an additional 268 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 16.6% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,985 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $159,000 after acquiring an additional 283 shares during the period. Finally, Summit Place Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Summit Place Financial Advisors LLC now owns 26,700 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,139,000 after acquiring an additional 285 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 49.22% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Trading Down 1.7%

Shares of NYSEARCA:EWY opened at $122.41 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.89 billion, a PE ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.22. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 1-year low of $48.49 and a 1-year high of $126.32. The business’s 50 day moving average is $101.53 and its 200-day moving average is $88.26.

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.