Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Grows Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 1,885.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 67,903 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 64,483 shares during the quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. owned 0.09% of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF worth $5,419,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. CWM LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 50.5% in the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 897 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $72,000 after acquiring an additional 301 shares during the last quarter. FLP Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $103,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 200.0% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,650 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $132,000 after purchasing an additional 1,100 shares during the period. Friedenthal Financial purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $149,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 16.6% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,985 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $159,000 after purchasing an additional 283 shares during the last quarter. 49.22% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock opened at $133.89 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $13.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.22. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $122.62 and a 200-day moving average price of $99.41. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a one year low of $48.49 and a one year high of $154.22.

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.