iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY Stock Position Increased by Hsbc Holdings PLC

Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 1,764.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,897,337 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,795,557 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC owned 1.93% of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF worth $184,457,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Nvwm LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Intesa Sanpaolo Wealth Management acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Berbice Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, Strategic Advocates LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $38,000. Institutional investors own 49.22% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Price Performance

EWY stock opened at $180.14 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $189.19 and a 200 day simple moving average of $146.02. The company has a market capitalization of $21.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.46. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a fifty-two week low of $69.85 and a fifty-two week high of $220.89.

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.