Pacer Advisors Inc. Acquires 3,548 Shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY)

Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 3.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 97,911 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,548 shares during the quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. owned about 0.12% of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF worth $4,983,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in EWY. Hara Capital LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the third quarter valued at $34,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 1,964.3% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 578 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 550 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $220,000. Laffer Tengler Investments Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 10.7% during the 3rd quarter. Laffer Tengler Investments Inc. now owns 3,604 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $231,000 after purchasing an additional 349 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Loomis Sayles & Co. L P purchased a new position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the third quarter worth about $256,000.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA EWY opened at $55.27 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $4.39 billion, a PE ratio of 9.60 and a beta of 1.25. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $54.53 and its 200-day moving average price is $59.95. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 52-week low of $50.74 and a 52-week high of $69.51.

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.