NWI Management LP Invests $1.11 Million in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY

NWI Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 9,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,107,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of EWY. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 27.8% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 239,956 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $12,967,000 after buying an additional 52,259 shares during the period. Creative Planning raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 3.6% during the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 5,021 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $360,000 after acquiring an additional 176 shares during the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the second quarter valued at $203,000. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 424.3% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 94,461 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,780,000 after acquiring an additional 76,444 shares during the period. Finally, Cresset Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 7.0% in the second quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 8,661 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $622,000 after acquiring an additional 565 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 49.22% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Stock Down 2.5%

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock opened at $157.10 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $187.21 and its 200 day simple moving average is $156.03. The stock has a market cap of $22.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.46. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 12-month low of $70.36 and a 12-month high of $220.89.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Company 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.