Vontobel Holding Ltd. Sells 22,897 Shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY)

Vontobel Holding Ltd. lowered its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 12.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 158,110 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 22,897 shares during the quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd.’s holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF were worth $10,361,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 2.1% during the 1st quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 7,864 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $560,000 after purchasing an additional 160 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 6.7% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,428 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $225,000 after purchasing an additional 216 shares during the period. Telos Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter. Telos Capital Management Inc. now owns 9,453 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $557,000 after purchasing an additional 269 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. now owns 21,451 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,406,000 after purchasing an additional 269 shares during the period. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers raised its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 13.3% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 2,966 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $211,000 after purchasing an additional 349 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Trading Down 1.6 %

Shares of EWY opened at $61.29 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $65.22 and its 200 day moving average is $62.44. The company has a market capitalization of $3.58 billion, a PE ratio of 7.39 and a beta of 1.05. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 12-month low of $54.49 and a 12-month high of $68.20.

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.