21,236 Shares in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF $EWU Bought by Private Advisor Group LLC

Private Advisor Group LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 21,236 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $968,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of EWU. Royal Bank of Canada raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 476.5% in the 4th quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 2,167,565 shares of the company’s stock worth $95,330,000 after acquiring an additional 1,791,609 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 134.0% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,326,876 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,689,000 after purchasing an additional 759,844 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 23.1% during the 2nd 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. Picton Mahoney Asset Management grew its stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 101.0% during the fourth quarter. Picton Mahoney Asset Management now owns 6,220 shares of the company’s stock worth $274,000 after purchasing an additional 640,000 shares during the period. Finally, Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA grew its stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 26,300.2% during the fourth quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA now owns 506,091 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,323,000 after purchasing an additional 504,174 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 58.38% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EWU stock opened at $46.36 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a fifty-two week low of $39.54 and a fifty-two week high of $48.92. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $46.52 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $46.30. The company has a market cap of $3.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.42 and a beta of 0.59.

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.