Caisse Des Depots ET Consignations Purchases New Holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY)

Caisse Des Depots ET Consignations acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 162,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $8,238,000. Caisse Des Depots ET Consignations owned about 0.20% of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 88.7% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,723,164 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $87,692,000 after purchasing an additional 809,967 shares during the period. Simplex Trading LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 393.7% in the 4th quarter. Simplex Trading LLC now owns 45,696 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,325,000 after buying an additional 36,441 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the 4th quarter worth $2,851,000. Amundi lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 36.5% in the 4th quarter. Amundi now owns 44,100 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,396,000 after acquiring an additional 11,800 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the 4th quarter worth $2,134,000.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock opened at $56.81 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $3.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.54 and a beta of 1.12. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 52-week low of $50.74 and a 52-week high of $69.52. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $55.82 and its 200-day simple moving average is $57.59.

About iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

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.