Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. Raises Holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY)

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 103.3% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 445,328 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 226,241 shares during the quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. owned about 0.76% of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF worth $27,271,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 10,093.7% during the fourth quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 2,574,107 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $145,386,000 after buying an additional 2,548,855 shares during the period. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 97,913.0% in the second quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich now owns 2,069,054 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $131,137,000 after purchasing an additional 2,066,943 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 129.2% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,754,380 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $99,087,000 after purchasing an additional 988,955 shares during the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 84.2% during the first quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 1,750,438 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $124,683,000 after purchasing an additional 800,235 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 40.3% during the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,025,778 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $62,797,000 after purchasing an additional 294,453 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Stock Performance

EWY stock opened at $63.54 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a one year low of $54.49 and a one year high of $67.95. The company has a fifty day moving average of $59.51 and a 200-day moving average of $62.33. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.71 billion, a PE ratio of 7.39 and a beta of 1.05.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Company 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.