Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund Invests $51.53 Million in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY

Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 530,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $51,527,000.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Global Endowment Management LP boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 47.3% during the 4th quarter. Global Endowment Management LP now owns 9,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $875,000 after acquiring an additional 2,890 shares in the last quarter. Bollard Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the fourth quarter worth $464,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the fourth quarter worth $1,851,000. Marshall Wace LLP boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 205.4% in the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 359,323 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $34,933,000 after buying an additional 241,676 shares during the period. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 279.7% in the fourth quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 659,198 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $64,087,000 after buying an additional 485,573 shares during the period. 49.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock opened at $197.45 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $26.27 billion, a PE ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.45. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $170.90 and a 200-day simple moving average of $134.96. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 12 month low of $66.11 and a 12 month high of $217.76.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF 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.