Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd raised its holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU – Free Report) by 9.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 279,162 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 23,887 shares during the period. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF comprises approximately 0.2% of Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest holding. Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd owned approximately 0.43% of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF worth $12,278,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 134.0% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,326,876 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,689,000 after acquiring an additional 759,844 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 23.1% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,663,638 shares of the company’s stock valued at $145,520,000 after purchasing an additional 686,519 shares during the last quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 26,300.2% in the fourth quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA now owns 506,091 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,323,000 after purchasing an additional 504,174 shares during the last quarter. Lido Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 151.8% in the third quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 251,453 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,554,000 after purchasing an additional 151,602 shares during the period. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 8,564.8% in the third quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 133,871 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,619,000 after purchasing an additional 132,326 shares during the period. 58.38% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Stock Performance
NYSEARCA EWU opened at $47.15 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $3.47 billion, a PE ratio of 15.42 and a beta of 0.63. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $46.69 and a 200-day moving average of $44.79. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a 52-week low of $37.44 and a 52-week high of $48.92.
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF 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.
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