Leavell Investment Management Inc. Makes New $403,000 Investment in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY)

Leavell Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 7,927 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $403,000.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Trium Capital LLP bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $18,680,000. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 15,976.1% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 233,907 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $15,517,000 after purchasing an additional 232,452 shares in the last quarter. Bridgewater Associates LP boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 12.9% during the 3rd quarter. Bridgewater Associates LP now owns 1,927,560 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $123,287,000 after purchasing an additional 220,129 shares in the last quarter. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 130.6% during the 3rd quarter. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda now owns 345,857 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $22,121,000 after purchasing an additional 195,857 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 25.3% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 913,197 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $58,408,000 after purchasing an additional 184,207 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Trading Up 2.2 %

Shares of EWY opened at $56.35 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $54.01 and its 200-day moving average price is $59.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.60 and a beta of 1.25. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 1-year low of $50.74 and a 1-year high of $69.51.

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.