Farther Finance Advisors LLC Grows Stock Position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY)

Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 1,964.3% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 578 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 550 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF were worth $37,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of EWY. Prudential PLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the second quarter valued at about $81,000. Boltwood Capital Management increased its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 12.7% in the 3rd quarter. Boltwood Capital Management now owns 5,775 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $369,000 after purchasing an additional 650 shares in the last quarter. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 9.3% during the first quarter. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC now owns 103,147 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,922,000 after purchasing an additional 8,759 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 0.3% during the second quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 230,036 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $15,203,000 after purchasing an additional 715 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 37.9% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 5,981 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $395,000 after buying an additional 1,645 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Price Performance

EWY stock opened at $55.73 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $61.96 and its 200-day simple moving average is $63.94. 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 market capitalization of $4.42 billion, a PE ratio of 9.60 and a beta of 1.25.

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.