Sanctuary Advisors LLC Makes New Investment in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY)

Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 3,481 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $220,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Prudential PLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the second quarter worth about $81,000. Wakefield Asset Management LLLP boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 3.4% in the 1st quarter. Wakefield Asset Management LLLP now owns 9,428 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $633,000 after purchasing an additional 314 shares during the period. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 9.3% during the 1st quarter. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC now owns 103,147 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,922,000 after buying an additional 8,759 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 0.3% during the second quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 230,036 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $15,203,000 after buying an additional 715 shares during the period. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 17.5% in the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 6,232 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $408,000 after buying an additional 927 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Trading Down 0.5 %

EWY stock opened at $62.07 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.60 and a beta of 1.25. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $63.88 and a 200-day simple moving average of $64.43. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a twelve month low of $54.49 and a twelve month high of $69.51.

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.