1,144,611 Shares in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY Acquired by Yacktman Asset Management LP

Yacktman Asset Management LP purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 1,144,611 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $111,279,000. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF comprises about 1.6% of Yacktman Asset Management LP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 28th largest holding.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC now owns 5,820 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $466,000 after purchasing an additional 138 shares during the last quarter. Guidance Capital Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. Guidance Capital Inc. now owns 6,221 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $498,000 after purchasing an additional 146 shares during the last quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 8,769 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $853,000 after purchasing an additional 162 shares during the last quarter. 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Journey Advisory Group LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Journey Advisory Group LLC now owns 60,001 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,833,000 after purchasing an additional 198 shares during the last quarter. 49.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Trading Up 7.6%

NYSEARCA:EWY opened at $190.20 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $25.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.38. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $139.69 and a 200 day simple moving average of $116.98. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 1-year low of $57.44 and a 1-year high of $190.41.

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. 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.