Principal Securities Inc. Purchases 5,556 Shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY)

Principal Securities Inc. grew its position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 5.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 113,877 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 5,556 shares during the period. Principal Securities Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF were worth $5,795,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 25.3% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 913,197 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $58,408,000 after buying an additional 184,207 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 37.9% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 5,981 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $395,000 after buying an additional 1,645 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $233,000. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 6.9% in the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 4,768 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $305,000 after purchasing an additional 309 shares in the last quarter. Finally, OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd boosted its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd now owns 33,646 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,152,000 after purchasing an additional 360 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Stock Up 0.6 %

EWY stock opened at $56.68 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $54.05 and a 200 day moving average of $59.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.50 billion, a PE ratio of 9.60 and a beta of 1.25. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 52 week low of $50.74 and a 52 week high of $69.51.

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.