Nkcfo LLC Invests $3.69 Million in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY

Nkcfo LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund bought 46,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $3,685,000. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF makes up about 1.1% of Nkcfo LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 23rd largest holding.

A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of EWY. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 27.8% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 239,956 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $12,967,000 after acquiring an additional 52,259 shares during the period. CWM LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 328.8% during the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 596 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 457 shares in the last quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 5.6% during the second quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. now owns 14,468 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,039,000 after purchasing an additional 762 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 1.7% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 233,118 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $16,733,000 after purchasing an additional 3,842 shares during the period. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. increased its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 128.5% in the second quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 59,403 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,264,000 after purchasing an additional 33,410 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 49.22% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Stock Performance

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock opened at $139.30 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.22. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 52-week low of $48.49 and a 52-week high of $141.98. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $113.26 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $94.72.

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. 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.