Banque Cantonale Vaudoise Trims Stock Position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY)

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise decreased its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 10.7% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,474 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 775 shares during the period. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise’s holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF were worth $435,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Prudential PLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $160,000. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $1,041,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 16.0% in the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 122,344 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,211,000 after purchasing an additional 16,876 shares during the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 112,392.0% during the 3rd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 365,599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $21,548,000 after purchasing an additional 365,274 shares during the period. Finally, Synovus Financial Corp grew its position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 9.6% during the 3rd quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 50,720 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,989,000 after purchasing an additional 4,452 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA EWY opened at $65.12 on Friday. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a one year low of $54.49 and a one year high of $68.20. The firm has a market cap of $5.17 billion, a PE ratio of 9.60 and a beta of 1.25. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $64.13 and its two-hundred day moving average is $63.91.

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.