9,120 iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $EWY Shares Bought by Fifth Third Bancorp

Fifth Third Bancorp grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 235,389 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 9,120 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp’s holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF were worth $43,024,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 102.5% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 10,928,797 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,344,351,000 after acquiring an additional 5,532,980 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 135.8% during the first quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 1,823,820 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $224,348,000 after acquiring an additional 1,050,220 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 368.1% during the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 303,408 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $61,258,000 after acquiring an additional 238,591 shares during the last quarter. Group One Trading LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $30,984,000. Finally, Yousif Capital Management LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 4.2% during the 3rd quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 245,991 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $44,962,000 after purchasing an additional 9,832 shares in the last quarter. 49.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Trading Down 1.6%

Shares of EWY stock opened at $145.38 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $169.22 and a 200 day moving average price of $163.54. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a twelve month low of $86.90 and a twelve month high of $220.89. The company has a market capitalization of $21.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.18 and a beta of 1.60.

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.