Cresset Asset Management LLC Raises Stock Position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY)

Cresset Asset Management LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 19.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 8,637 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 1,408 shares during the period. Cresset Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF were worth $440,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Hara Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 75.5% in the 4th quarter. Hara Capital LLC now owns 930 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. Cypress Capital Group raised its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 8.5% in the 4th quarter. Cypress Capital Group now owns 6,350 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $323,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. GenTrust LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 3.8% in the 4th quarter. GenTrust LLC now owns 16,386 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $834,000 after purchasing an additional 600 shares in the last quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC now owns 19,582 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $997,000 after acquiring an additional 678 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 6,375.0% in the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 777 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 765 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock opened at $58.80 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $55.43 and a 200 day moving average of $55.60. The firm has a market cap of $3.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.12 and a beta of 1.09. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 1 year low of $48.49 and a 1 year high of $69.52.

About iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

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.