Bridgewater Associates LP Acquires 220,129 Shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY)

Bridgewater Associates LP increased its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) by 12.9% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,927,560 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 220,129 shares during the period. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF makes up 0.7% of Bridgewater Associates LP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest holding. Bridgewater Associates LP’s holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF were worth $123,287,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of EWY. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 15,976.1% in the third quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 233,907 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $15,517,000 after buying an additional 232,452 shares during the last quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $256,000. DRW Securities LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 0.7% during the third quarter. DRW Securities LLC now owns 150,258 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $9,611,000 after purchasing an additional 1,050 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 6.9% during the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 4,768 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $305,000 after purchasing an additional 309 shares during the period. Finally, OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd grew its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 1.1% during the third quarter. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd now owns 33,646 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,152,000 after purchasing an additional 360 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock opened at $58.60 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $61.34 and a 200-day simple moving average of $63.59. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.60 and a beta of 1.25. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 1-year low of $55.69 and a 1-year high of $69.51.

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.