Marietta Investment Partners LLC Invests $1.75 Million in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY

Marietta Investment Partners LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 14,190 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,746,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EWY. Diversify Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 8,769 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $853,000 after buying an additional 162 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 3.6% in the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 5,021 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $360,000 after acquiring an additional 176 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 5.0% in the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 3,844 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $374,000 after purchasing an additional 184 shares during the period. Journey Advisory Group LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Journey Advisory Group LLC now owns 60,001 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,833,000 after purchasing an additional 198 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Viewpoint Capital Management LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 20,000.0% during the first quarter. Viewpoint Capital Management LLC now owns 201 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. 49.22% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:EWY opened at $180.14 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $21.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.46. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $189.19 and its two-hundred day moving average is $146.39. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a fifty-two week low of $69.85 and a fifty-two week high of $220.89.

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.