Temasek Holdings Private Ltd Has $155.07 Million Stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY

Temasek Holdings Private Ltd raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 116.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,594,998 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 858,598 shares during the period. Temasek Holdings Private Ltd’s holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF were worth $155,066,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in EWY. Yacktman Asset Management LP acquired a new position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $111,279,000. Morgan Stanley boosted its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 31.5% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 3,405,205 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $331,054,000 after purchasing an additional 814,877 shares during the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc boosted its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 85.5% during the 3rd 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 last quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund acquired a new position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $51,527,000. Finally, Bank of Nova Scotia boosted its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 195.2% during the 4th quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 773,600 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $75,209,000 after purchasing an additional 511,500 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 49.22% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Stock Performance

EWY stock opened at $211.45 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $28.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.45. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 52-week low of $66.61 and a 52-week high of $217.76. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $172.67 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $135.82.

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.