Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. Acquires 41,938 Shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY

Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. lifted its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 40.2% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 146,136 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 41,938 shares during the period. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. owned approximately 0.20% of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF worth $10,490,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Creative Planning lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 3.6% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 5,021 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $360,000 after purchasing an additional 176 shares in the last quarter. Wakefield Asset Management LLLP grew its holdings 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 buying an additional 192 shares in the last quarter. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 6.2% during the first quarter. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD now owns 5,273 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $285,000 after buying an additional 309 shares during the period. Elm3 Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 3.7% during the second quarter. Elm3 Financial Group LLC now owns 11,843 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $850,000 after buying an additional 424 shares during the period. Finally, CWM LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 328.8% in the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 596 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 457 shares in the last quarter. 49.22% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of NYSEARCA:EWY opened at $90.56 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $87.40 and a 200 day moving average of $75.24. The stock has a market cap of $6.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.22. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 12 month low of $48.49 and a 12 month high of $100.79.

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.