Kestra Advisory Services LLC Acquires 41,062 Shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY

Kestra Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 215.7% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 60,101 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 41,062 shares during the period. Kestra Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF were worth $7,393,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Viewpoint Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 20,000.0% in the 1st quarter. Viewpoint Capital Management LLC now owns 201 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Nvwm LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Intesa Sanpaolo Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the fourth quarter worth $31,000. Finally, Berbice Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the fourth quarter worth $34,000. 49.22% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Stock Up 5.3%

EWY stock opened at $176.98 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 52 week low of $70.36 and a 52 week high of $220.89. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $192.44 and a 200 day simple moving average of $150.82. The company has a market cap of $21.03 billion, a PE ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.46.

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.