Earnest Partners LLC Purchases 1,116 Shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY)

Earnest Partners LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 4.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 28,938 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,116 shares during the period. Earnest Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF were worth $1,913,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wakefield Asset Management LLLP increased its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 3.4% in the first quarter. Wakefield Asset Management LLLP now owns 9,428 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $633,000 after purchasing an additional 314 shares in the last quarter. Patten Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 7.2% in the 2nd quarter. Patten Group Inc. now owns 5,703 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $377,000 after acquiring an additional 382 shares in the last quarter. Founders Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the second quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Boltwood Capital Management grew its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 10.5% in the first quarter. Boltwood Capital Management now owns 5,250 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $352,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Trading Down 1.1 %

Shares of NYSEARCA EWY opened at $66.34 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.60 and a beta of 1.25. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $64.02 and its 200-day moving average price is $64.84. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 1-year low of $54.49 and a 1-year 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.