14,698 Shares in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF $EWU Bought by Group One Trading LLC

Group One Trading LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor acquired 14,698 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $670,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 326.2% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 31,707 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,259,000 after acquiring an additional 24,268 shares during the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 7.8% in the second quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 29,273 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,163,000 after purchasing an additional 2,113 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 13.6% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 43,580 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,731,000 after purchasing an additional 5,227 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in 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 in the last quarter. Finally, MML Investors Services LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 25.8% during the second quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 61,685 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,450,000 after purchasing an additional 12,656 shares during the last quarter. 58.38% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Price Performance

EWU stock opened at $47.24 on Thursday. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a one year low of $39.60 and a one year high of $48.92. The stock has a market cap of $4.04 billion, a PE ratio of 15.42 and a beta of 0.59. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $46.52 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $46.43.

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.