SG Americas Securities LLC Takes Position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY

SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 33,323 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $4,099,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Morgan Stanley lifted its stake 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 valued at $331,054,000 after purchasing an additional 814,877 shares during the last quarter. Bridgewater Associates LP grew its position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Bridgewater Associates LP now owns 2,072,358 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $201,475,000 after buying an additional 37,242 shares during the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 1,764.2% in the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 1,897,337 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $184,457,000 after buying an additional 1,795,557 shares during the last quarter. Temasek Holdings Private Ltd increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 116.6% in the fourth quarter. Temasek Holdings Private Ltd now owns 1,594,998 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $155,066,000 after buying an additional 858,598 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Schroder Investment Management Group increased its holdings 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 valued at $100,889,000 after buying an additional 191,723 shares in the last quarter. 49.22% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EWY opened at $197.50 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $26.28 billion, a PE ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.45. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $186.33 and a 200-day moving average of $143.78. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a one year low of $69.85 and a one year high of $220.89.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF 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.