iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY Stock Bought by Yousif Capital Management LLC

Yousif Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 4.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 245,991 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 9,832 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF accounts for 0.5% of Yousif Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 28th largest holding. Yousif Capital Management LLC owned 0.17% of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF worth $44,962,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of EWY. GK Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the third quarter valued at about $25,000. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the second quarter worth about $35,000. Allied Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the second quarter worth about $38,000. Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the first quarter worth about $25,000. Finally, Archer Investment Corp purchased a new position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the first quarter worth about $25,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 49.22% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:EWY traded up $2.20 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $151.26. The stock had a trading volume of 9,921,858 shares, compared to its average volume of 18,965,736. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.51. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a twelve month low of $86.90 and a twelve month high of $220.89. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $177.48 and a 200 day simple moving average of $176.70.

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.