Creative Planning Acquires 417 Shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY)

Creative Planning boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 9.6% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 4,781 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 417 shares during the quarter. Creative Planning’s holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF were worth $306,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 1,352.4% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 5,528,844 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $371,041,000 after buying an additional 5,148,178 shares during the period. Sun Life Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 46.0% in the 2nd quarter. Sun Life Financial Inc. now owns 1,490,773 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $98,525,000 after buying an additional 469,500 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 49.7% in the 2nd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 1,263,030 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $83,474,000 after buying an additional 419,112 shares in the last quarter. City of London Investment Management Co. Ltd. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 125.2% in the 2nd quarter. City of London Investment Management Co. Ltd. now owns 519,978 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $34,365,000 after buying an additional 289,047 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MKP Capital Management L.L.C. acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $17,252,000.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Trading Down 2.5 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:EWY opened at $59.20 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $62.52 and a 200-day moving average of $64.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.70 billion, a PE ratio of 9.60 and a beta of 1.25. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 12 month low of $57.03 and a 12 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.