Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Makes New Investment in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU)

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 5,679 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $212,000.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of EWU. Boltwood Capital Management lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 5.8% in the second quarter. Boltwood Capital Management now owns 8,150 shares of the company’s stock valued at $284,000 after purchasing an additional 450 shares in the last quarter. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. now owns 23,429 shares of the company’s stock valued at $876,000 after buying an additional 488 shares in the last quarter. Legacy Capital Group California Inc. grew its holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. Legacy Capital Group California Inc. now owns 23,198 shares of the company’s stock valued at $868,000 after buying an additional 488 shares during the last quarter. Syntrinsic LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 37.0% during the second quarter. Syntrinsic LLC now owns 1,885 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,000 after buying an additional 509 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Caprock Group LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 4.0% during the second quarter. Caprock Group LLC now owns 14,502 shares of the company’s stock worth $506,000 after buying an additional 556 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:EWU opened at $35.17 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.86 and a beta of 0.68. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a 52-week low of $31.51 and a 52-week high of $37.88. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $36.33 and its 200-day simple moving average is $36.09.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Company 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.