iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) Shares Bought by Principal Securities Inc.

Principal Securities Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 2,285.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 108,321 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 103,780 shares during the period. Principal Securities Inc. owned 0.14% of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF worth $6,928,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 128.2% during the 1st quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. now owns 48,960 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,286,000 after buying an additional 27,509 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $645,000. Wakefield Asset Management LLLP raised its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 3.4% during the first quarter. Wakefield Asset Management LLLP now owns 9,428 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $633,000 after purchasing an additional 314 shares in the last quarter. BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the first quarter valued at $40,266,000. Finally, Bryn Mawr Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 208.5% during the 1st quarter. Bryn Mawr Capital Management LLC now owns 11,020 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $740,000 after purchasing an additional 7,448 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Stock Down 1.4 %

Shares of NYSEARCA EWY opened at $59.94 on Friday. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 52-week low of $54.61 and a 52-week high of $69.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.60 and a beta of 1.25. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $63.21 and its 200 day simple moving average is $64.18.

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.