iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) Sets New 12-Month High – Still a Buy?

Posted by Joseph Casey on Apr 30th, 2026

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY – Get Free Report)’s share price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $158.68 and last traded at $158.49, with a volume of 7378865 shares. The stock had previously closed at $153.96.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Trading Up 4.4%

The company has a market capitalization of $21.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.23. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $137.05 and its 200 day moving average price is $114.30.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Viewpoint Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 20,000.0% in the 1st quarter. Viewpoint Capital Management LLC now owns 201 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Nvwm LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Intesa Sanpaolo Wealth Management acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Berbice Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 49.22% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Company Profile

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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. The Index is a free-float adjusted market capitalization weighted index with a capping methodology applied to issuer weights so that no issuer of a component exceeds 25% of the Index weight and all issuers with weight above 5% do not exceed 50% of the Index weight.