iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY Stock Holdings Reduced by VMS Asset Management Limited

VMS Asset Management Limited reduced its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 21.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 60,070 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 16,808 shares during the period. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF accounts for 4.3% of VMS Asset Management Limited’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. VMS Asset Management Limited’s holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF were worth $10,980,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 102.5% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 10,928,797 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,344,351,000 after purchasing an additional 5,532,980 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 1,764.2% during the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 1,897,337 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $184,457,000 after purchasing an additional 1,795,557 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 135.8% in the 1st quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 1,823,820 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $224,348,000 after buying an additional 1,050,220 shares during the period. Main Street Research LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 1.8% in the 1st quarter. Main Street Research LLC now owns 361,874 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $44,514,000 after buying an additional 6,413 shares during the period. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 368.1% in the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 303,408 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $61,258,000 after buying an additional 238,591 shares during the period. 49.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock opened at $159.83 on Thursday. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a one year low of $84.39 and a one year high of $220.89. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.51. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $179.89 and a 200 day simple moving average of $175.53.

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.