Capstone Capital Management Ltd Makes New Investment in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY

Capstone Capital Management Ltd purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm purchased 7,400 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $910,000.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Viewpoint Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 20,000.0% during the first quarter. Viewpoint Capital Management LLC now owns 201 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the period. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Nvwm LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Intesa Sanpaolo Wealth Management bought a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, Berbice Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. Institutional investors own 49.22% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EWY stock opened at $182.72 on Thursday. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 1 year low of $70.36 and a 1 year high of $220.89. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $191.03 and a two-hundred day moving average of $148.41. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.92 billion, a PE ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.46.

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.