WestEnd Advisors LLC Purchases New Holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY

WestEnd Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 1,470 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $106,000.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Wakefield Asset Management LLLP lifted its position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 2.2% during the 1st quarter. Wakefield Asset Management LLLP now owns 8,964 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $484,000 after acquiring an additional 192 shares during the period. Telos Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 3.2% during the 1st quarter. Telos Capital Management Inc. now owns 9,816 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $530,000 after purchasing an additional 302 shares in the last quarter. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD increased its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 6.2% during the 1st quarter. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD now owns 5,273 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $285,000 after purchasing an additional 309 shares in the last quarter. Elm3 Financial Group LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 3.7% during the 2nd quarter. Elm3 Financial Group LLC now owns 11,843 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $850,000 after purchasing an additional 424 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Banque Transatlantique SA bought a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $25,000. 49.22% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:EWY opened at $83.35 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $5.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.05. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a fifty-two week low of $48.49 and a fifty-two week high of $85.06. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $76.03 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $67.13.

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.