22,400 Shares in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF $EWU Acquired by Vertex Investment Solutions Co. Ltd.

Vertex Investment Solutions Co. Ltd. bought a new position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 22,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $986,000. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF makes up about 1.0% of Vertex Investment Solutions Co. Ltd.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th biggest position.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Allworth Financial LP raised its holdings in 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 holdings 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. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its holdings 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. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its holdings 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. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $73,000. 58.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Trading Down 2.3%

NYSEARCA EWU opened at $45.57 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $46.35 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $45.25. The company has a market cap of $3.36 billion, a PE ratio of 15.42 and a beta of 0.60. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a 1 year low of $38.72 and a 1 year 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.