Principal Securities Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU – Free Report) by 7.7% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 491,983 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 35,138 shares during the quarter. Principal Securities Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF were worth $21,637,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of EWU. Allworth Financial LP grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 105.8% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 963 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 495 shares during the period. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 28.6% during the 4th quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 1,002 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 223 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 201.5% during the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,206 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,000 after buying an additional 806 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 24.4% during the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,300 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,000 after buying an additional 255 shares during the period. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 28.4% during the 3rd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 1,400 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,000 after buying an additional 310 shares during the period. 58.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Trading Up 2.4%
Shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock opened at $46.90 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.46 billion, a PE ratio of 15.42 and a beta of 0.59. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a 12 month low of $38.74 and a 12 month high of $48.92. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $46.89 and its 200 day simple moving average is $45.82.
About iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
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.
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