Loomis Sayles & Co. L P Purchases New Shares in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY)

Loomis Sayles & Co. L P acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 4,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $256,000.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the second quarter worth about $29,000. Hara Capital LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the third quarter worth about $34,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 1,964.3% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 578 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 550 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the second quarter worth about $49,000. Finally, Prudential PLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the second quarter worth about $81,000.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Trading Down 0.8 %

EWY stock opened at $58.14 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.60 and a beta of 1.25. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 12 month low of $55.69 and a 12 month high of $69.51. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $61.15 and a 200-day moving average price of $63.51.

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.