SG Americas Securities LLC Increases Stock Position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY

SG Americas Securities LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 87.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 41,408 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 19,330 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC owned 0.06% of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF worth $3,317,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in EWY. Creative Planning raised its position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 3.6% in the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 5,021 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $360,000 after acquiring an additional 176 shares during the period. Boltwood Capital Management boosted its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter. Boltwood Capital Management now owns 4,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $320,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. boosted 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 acquiring an additional 283 shares during the period. CWM LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 50.5% in the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 897 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $72,000 after purchasing an additional 301 shares during the period. Finally, Elm3 Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 3.7% during the second quarter. Elm3 Financial Group LLC now owns 11,843 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $850,000 after buying an additional 424 shares during the period. 49.22% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of NYSEARCA EWY opened at $108.93 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 12 month low of $48.49 and a 12 month high of $109.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.22. The business has a 50-day moving average of $95.12 and a 200-day moving average of $84.03.

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.