Group One Trading LLC Invests $30.98 Million in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY

Group One Trading LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 251,879 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $30,984,000. Group One Trading LLC owned about 0.19% of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

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

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Trading Down 1.4%

EWY opened at $170.43 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $22.74 billion, a PE ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.46. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 1 year low of $70.36 and a 1 year high of $220.89. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $190.34 and its 200-day simple moving average is $153.79.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF 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.