iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY Stock Position Increased by Cibc World Market Inc.

Cibc World Market Inc. boosted its position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 4.7% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 85,040 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 3,825 shares during the quarter. Cibc World Market Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF were worth $8,268,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of EWY. Nvwm LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Berbice Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 281.7% in the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 416 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 307 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI lifted its position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 103.9% in the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 579 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 295 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Private Trust Co. NA lifted its position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 120.5% in the 4th quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 485 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 265 shares during the last quarter. 49.22% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Stock Down 14.1%

Shares of NYSEARCA:EWY opened at $175.19 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $23.31 billion, a PE ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.45. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $164.14 and its 200 day moving average price is $131.21. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a fifty-two week low of $65.28 and a fifty-two week high of $217.76.

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.