48,831 Shares in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY Acquired by Calamos Wealth Management LLC

Calamos Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 48,831 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $6,007,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Morgan Stanley boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 31.5% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 3,405,205 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $331,054,000 after buying an additional 814,877 shares during the period. Bridgewater Associates LP raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Bridgewater Associates LP now owns 2,072,358 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $201,475,000 after acquiring an additional 37,242 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 1,764.2% in the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 1,897,337 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $184,457,000 after acquiring an additional 1,795,557 shares in the last quarter. Temasek Holdings Private Ltd lifted its position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 116.6% in the 4th quarter. Temasek Holdings Private Ltd now owns 1,594,998 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $155,066,000 after acquiring an additional 858,598 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rafferty Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 44.0% in the 4th quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 1,224,622 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $119,058,000 after purchasing an additional 373,916 shares during the period. 49.22% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Trading Down 8.4%

Shares of NYSEARCA EWY opened at $168.02 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $192.37 and a 200 day moving average price of $150.24. The firm has a market cap of $19.93 billion, a PE ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.46. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 1-year low of $70.36 and a 1-year 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.