Heck Capital Advisors LLC Makes New Investment in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY

Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 30,689 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $6,196,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in EWY. Viewpoint Capital Management LLC raised its holdings 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 valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Archer Investment Corp bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $25,000. Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the first quarter valued at about $25,000. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the first quarter worth about $29,000. 49.22% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Price Performance

Shares of EWY opened at $167.24 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a one year low of $70.93 and a one year high of $220.89. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $181.95 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $159.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.28 billion, a PE ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.49.

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.