Tradewinds Capital Management LLC Buys Shares of 324,352 iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY

Tradewinds Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 324,352 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $31,534,000. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF comprises about 6.7% of Tradewinds Capital Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 7th largest holding. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC owned approximately 0.37% of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Sun Life Financial Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 7.2% in the 2nd quarter. Sun Life Financial Inc. now owns 1,660,773 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $119,210,000 after acquiring an additional 111,000 shares in the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 85.5% in the third quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 1,536,532 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $123,076,000 after purchasing an additional 708,000 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 1,753.0% in the second quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 1,296,271 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $93,047,000 after buying an additional 1,226,315 shares during the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 18.0% in the third quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 1,257,343 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $100,889,000 after buying an additional 191,723 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 13.3% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,208,253 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $96,781,000 after buying an additional 141,996 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 49.22% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Trading Up 0.8%

NYSEARCA:EWY opened at $120.98 on Friday. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 1 year low of $48.49 and a 1 year high of $154.22. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $129.07 and its 200 day simple moving average is $104.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.90 billion, a PE ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.22.

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.