iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY Shares Purchased by Cercano Management LLC

Cercano Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 207.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 132,765 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 89,564 shares during the period. Cercano Management LLC owned 0.18% of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF worth $10,634,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in EWY. CWM LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 328.8% during the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 596 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 457 shares during the last quarter. FLP Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $103,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 200.0% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,650 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $132,000 after purchasing an additional 1,100 shares during the last quarter. Friedenthal Financial purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the third quarter worth about $149,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 16.6% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,985 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $159,000 after buying an additional 283 shares during the last quarter. 49.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA EWY opened at $130.68 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 1 year low of $48.49 and a 1 year high of $134.32. The firm has a market cap of $12.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.22. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $109.81 and its 200 day moving average price is $92.91.

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.