SG Americas Securities LLC Sells 15,805 Shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU)

SG Americas Securities LLC lessened its holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) by 29.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 37,165 shares of the company’s stock after selling 15,805 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF were worth $1,260,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of EWU. Millburn Ridgefield Corp lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 8.0% during the third quarter. Millburn Ridgefield Corp now owns 1,677,481 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,755,000 after buying an additional 124,428 shares during the period. Principal Securities Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 5.2% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 399,740 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,954,000 after purchasing an additional 19,877 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 345,260 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,917,000 after purchasing an additional 5,426 shares during the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. boosted its position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 237.3% during the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 325,848 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,190,000 after purchasing an additional 229,244 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Oxbow Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 0.4% in the third quarter. Oxbow Advisors LLC now owns 225,891 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,451,000 after purchasing an additional 966 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock opened at $35.41 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a one year low of $31.58 and a one year high of $37.88. The company has a market capitalization of $2.76 billion, a PE ratio of 12.86 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $34.70 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $35.76.

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.