iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY Shares Sold by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. decreased its position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 37.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 518,819 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 304,258 shares during the period. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. owned about 0.53% of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF worth $50,562,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Yacktman Asset Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $111,279,000. Temasek Holdings Private Ltd raised its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 116.6% in the 4th quarter. Temasek Holdings Private Ltd now owns 1,594,998 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $155,066,000 after purchasing an additional 858,598 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley boosted its position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 31.5% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 3,405,205 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $331,054,000 after purchasing an additional 814,877 shares in the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc boosted its position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 85.5% during the third quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 1,536,532 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $123,076,000 after purchasing an additional 708,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $51,527,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 49.22% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Price Performance

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock opened at $205.08 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.29 billion, a PE ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.45. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $175.91 and a 200-day simple moving average of $137.42. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 12 month low of $67.61 and a 12 month high of $217.76.

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.