Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA Makes New $1.56 Million Investment in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY)

Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 30,631 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,556,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in 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 worth $58,408,000 after purchasing an additional 184,207 shares during the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $233,000. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 6.9% during the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 4,768 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $305,000 after purchasing an additional 309 shares during the last quarter. Nan Fung Trinity HK Ltd. increased its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 24.8% during the 4th quarter. Nan Fung Trinity HK Ltd. now owns 920,800 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $46,860,000 after purchasing an additional 182,700 shares during the last quarter. Finally, OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd now owns 33,646 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,152,000 after acquiring an additional 360 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Trading Down 1.5 %

Shares of NYSEARCA EWY opened at $57.59 on Monday. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a twelve month low of $50.74 and a twelve month high of $69.51. The company has a market capitalization of $4.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.60 and a beta of 1.25. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $54.33 and a 200-day simple moving average of $58.89.

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.