iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) Shares Sold by Synovus Financial Corp

Synovus Financial Corp cut its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 3.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 51,611 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 2,012 shares during the period. Synovus Financial Corp owned approximately 0.07% of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF worth $2,626,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of EWY. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 421.3% in the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,755,422 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $140,223,000 after buying an additional 2,226,837 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 88.7% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,723,164 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $87,692,000 after acquiring an additional 809,967 shares during the last quarter. Nan Fung Trinity HK Ltd. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 24.8% during the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Trium Capital LLP acquired a new position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $18,680,000. Finally, SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 130.6% in 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.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of EWY opened at $54.35 on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $55.26 and its two-hundred day moving average is $56.48. The stock has a market cap of $2.92 billion, a PE ratio of 9.48 and a beta of 1.09. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 52-week low of $48.49 and a 52-week high of $69.52.

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.