Fortis Group Advisors LLC Purchases 12,817 Shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY

Fortis Group Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 160,212.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 12,825 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 12,817 shares during the quarter. Fortis Group Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF were worth $1,247,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in EWY. Yacktman Asset Management LP bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $111,279,000. TD Asset Management Inc grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 85.5% in the 3rd quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 1,536,532 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $123,076,000 after buying an additional 708,000 shares in the last quarter. Horizon Investments LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 4,270,966.7% in the 4th quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 384,396 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $37,371,000 after buying an additional 384,387 shares in the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 36,038.6% in the 4th quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 385,237 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $37,453,000 after buying an additional 384,171 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 79.7% in the 3rd quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. now owns 823,077 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $65,848,000 after buying an additional 365,091 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 49.22% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA EWY opened at $180.11 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $23.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.38. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $147.66 and a 200 day simple moving average of $122.74. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 52 week low of $58.19 and a 52 week high of $194.58.

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. 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.