iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY Stock: Kestra Advisory Services LLC Grows Stake

Kestra Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 34.9% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 105,882 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 27,395 shares during the quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF were worth $19,353,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 102.5% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 10,928,797 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,344,351,000 after acquiring an additional 5,532,980 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia raised its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 135.8% during the 1st quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 1,823,820 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $224,348,000 after purchasing an additional 1,050,220 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 368.1% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 303,408 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $61,258,000 after purchasing an additional 238,591 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 217.3% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 232,371 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $46,916,000 after purchasing an additional 159,136 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Yousif Capital Management LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 4.2% during the 3rd quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 245,991 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $44,962,000 after purchasing an additional 9,832 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 49.22% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Stock Performance

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock opened at $137.01 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $20.08 billion, a PE ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.60. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 1 year low of $86.90 and a 1 year high of $220.89. The company’s 50-day moving average is $172.04 and its two-hundred day moving average is $163.00.

About iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

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.