Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC Sells 210,287 Shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF $EWU

Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC lowered its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) by 11.9% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 1,552,803 shares of the company’s stock after selling 210,287 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF comprises approximately 1.2% of Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest position. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF were worth $61,677,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 6.2% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 8,775,328 shares of the company’s stock valued at $328,812,000 after acquiring an additional 513,125 shares in the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 0.3% during the first quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 1,815,910 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,042,000 after acquiring an additional 4,748 shares in the last quarter. New Vernon Capital Holdings II LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 6,770.7% during the first quarter. New Vernon Capital Holdings II LLC now owns 1,723,320 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,573,000 after acquiring an additional 1,698,238 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 62.2% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 1,597,495 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,858,000 after acquiring an additional 612,672 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 10.3% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 443,292 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,612,000 after acquiring an additional 41,473 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 58.38% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of EWU opened at $42.07 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.42 and a beta of 0.83. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $41.73 and a 200 day moving average of $39.87. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a twelve month low of $32.76 and a twelve month high of $42.79.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI United Kingdom index. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of British companies. It covers the top 85% of British companies by market cap. EWU was launched on Mar 12, 1996 and is managed by BlackRock.