iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY Stock: Fifth Third Bancorp Boosts Position

Fifth Third Bancorp raised its position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 4.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 235,389 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,120 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp owned about 0.16% of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF worth $43,024,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Ndwm LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,867,000. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $457,000. Lido Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 11.8% during the third quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 121,691 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $22,243,000 after acquiring an additional 12,817 shares during the last quarter. MKP Capital Management L.L.C. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the third quarter worth about $6,338,000. Finally, Idaho Trust Co acquired a new position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the third quarter worth about $309,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 49.22% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA EWY opened at $145.38 on Friday. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 12-month low of $86.90 and a 12-month high of $220.89. The company has a market capitalization of $21.09 billion, a PE ratio of 7.18 and a beta of 1.60. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $169.22 and its two-hundred day moving average is $163.54.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Company 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.