iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY – Get Free Report) was the recipient of unusually large options trading on Thursday. Stock investors purchased 191,464 put options on the stock. This is an increase of 102% compared to the average daily volume of 94,783 put options.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,231,000. ABC Arbitrage SA purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $512,000. Diversify Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $689,000. Choreo LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $376,000. Finally, Ehrenkranz Partners L.P. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the third quarter worth $12,744,000. 49.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Price Performance
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock traded down $7.68 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $205.28. The stock had a trading volume of 12,867,800 shares, compared to its average volume of 18,874,529. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 1-year low of $65.12 and a 1-year high of $217.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.45. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $161.68 and its two-hundred day moving average is $130.13.
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. The Index is a free-float adjusted market capitalization weighted index with a capping methodology applied to issuer weights so that no issuer of a component exceeds 25% of the Index weight and all issuers with weight above 5% do not exceed 50% of the Index weight.
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