iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY Shares Sold by USS Investment Management Ltd

USS Investment Management Ltd lowered its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 14.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 740,253 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 127,190 shares during the period. USS Investment Management Ltd’s holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF were worth $71,960,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of EWY. Yacktman Asset Management LP acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the 4th quarter worth $111,279,000. Morgan Stanley boosted its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 31.5% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 3,405,205 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $331,054,000 after purchasing an additional 814,877 shares during the period. TD Asset Management Inc boosted its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 85.5% during the 3rd quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 1,536,532 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $123,076,000 after purchasing an additional 708,000 shares during the period. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the 4th quarter worth $51,527,000. Finally, Bank of Nova Scotia boosted its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 195.2% during the 4th quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 773,600 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $75,209,000 after purchasing an additional 511,500 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 49.22% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EWY opened at $197.45 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $26.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.45. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $170.90 and a 200 day moving average price of $134.96. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 1-year low of $66.11 and a 1-year high of $217.76.

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.