Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA Buys 5,961 Shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY

Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 19.6% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 36,437 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,961 shares during the quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA owned 0.05% of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF worth $2,800,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Sun Life Financial Inc. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 7.2% in the 2nd quarter. Sun Life Financial Inc. now owns 1,660,773 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $119,210,000 after acquiring an additional 111,000 shares during the last quarter. New Vernon Capital Holdings II LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 5,822.0% in the 1st quarter. New Vernon Capital Holdings II LLC now owns 1,420,928 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $76,787,000 after purchasing an additional 1,396,934 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 1,753.0% in the second quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 1,296,271 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $93,047,000 after purchasing an additional 1,226,315 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 4,532.1% during the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,066,257 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $76,536,000 after purchasing an additional 1,043,238 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Schroder Investment Management Group boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 31,122.4% during the second quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 1,065,620 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $75,382,000 after buying an additional 1,062,207 shares during the last quarter. 49.22% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EWY opened at $88.58 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $6.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.22. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $91.78 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $79.87. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a fifty-two week low of $48.49 and a fifty-two week high of $100.79.

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.