IMC Chicago LLC Takes $11.04 Million Position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY

IMC Chicago LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 89,717 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $11,036,000. IMC Chicago LLC owned about 0.07% of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EWY. Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 1,764.2% in the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 1,897,337 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $184,457,000 after purchasing an additional 1,795,557 shares during the last quarter. Yacktman Asset Management LP bought a new position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $111,279,000. Temasek Holdings Private Ltd lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 116.6% during the fourth quarter. Temasek Holdings Private Ltd now owns 1,594,998 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $155,066,000 after buying an additional 858,598 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 31.5% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 3,405,205 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $331,054,000 after buying an additional 814,877 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $51,527,000. Institutional investors own 49.22% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Stock Down 3.0%

Shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock opened at $171.64 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $20.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.46. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $192.23 and its 200-day moving average price is $151.36. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 52-week low of $70.36 and a 52-week high of $220.89.

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.