SG Americas Securities LLC Buys Shares of 33,323 iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY

SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 33,323 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $4,099,000.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Nvwm LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Intesa Sanpaolo Wealth Management acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $31,000. Berbice Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, Strategic Advocates LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $38,000. 49.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EWY stock opened at $197.50 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 1 year low of $69.85 and a 1 year high of $220.89. The stock has a market cap of $26.28 billion, a PE ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.45. The business’s fifty day moving average is $186.33 and its 200-day moving average is $143.78.

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.