Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. Purchases 800 Shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY)

Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 21.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,510 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 800 shares during the period. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd.’s holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF were worth $297,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in EWY. Jane Street Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 1,352.4% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 5,528,844 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $371,041,000 after acquiring an additional 5,148,178 shares in the last quarter. Sun Life Financial Inc. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $99,191,000. Schroder Investment Management Group grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 4,747.0% in the fourth quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 960,669 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $62,953,000 after acquiring an additional 940,849 shares during the last quarter. Morningstar Investment Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 97.6% during the fourth quarter. Morningstar Investment Services LLC now owns 811,672 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $53,554,000 after acquiring an additional 400,807 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allianz Asset Management GmbH raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 75.4% in the 4th quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 723,508 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $47,411,000 after purchasing an additional 311,013 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Price Performance

EWY stock traded down $0.10 during trading on Thursday, hitting $65.41. 3,156,253 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,166,459. The stock has a market cap of $5.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.60 and a beta of 1.25. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 1 year low of $54.49 and a 1 year high of $69.51. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $65.42 and its two-hundred day moving average is $64.99.

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.