Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. Makes New $233,000 Investment in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY)

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund purchased 4,571 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $233,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of EWY. Hara Capital LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the third quarter worth about $34,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 1,964.3% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 578 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 550 shares during the period. Ping Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $204,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the second quarter worth about $220,000. Finally, Laffer Tengler Investments Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 10.7% during the third quarter. Laffer Tengler Investments Inc. now owns 3,604 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $231,000 after purchasing an additional 349 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock opened at $56.68 on Friday. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a one year low of $50.74 and a one year high of $69.51. The company has a market cap of $4.50 billion, a PE ratio of 9.60 and a beta of 1.25. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $54.05 and a 200-day simple moving average of $59.08.

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.