Fmr LLC Increases Stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU)

Fmr LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) by 16.8% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 4,195 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 602 shares during the quarter. Fmr LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF were worth $157,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of EWU. Mount Lucas Management LP grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Mount Lucas Management LP now owns 20,232 shares of the company’s stock valued at $757,000 after acquiring an additional 394 shares during the period. Dai ichi Life Holdings Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 1.4% during the third quarter. Dai ichi Life Holdings Inc. now owns 28,700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,077,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 2.1% in the third quarter. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. now owns 23,429 shares of the company’s stock worth $876,000 after purchasing an additional 488 shares during the period. Legacy Capital Group California Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 2.1% in the third quarter. Legacy Capital Group California Inc. now owns 23,198 shares of the company’s stock worth $868,000 after purchasing an additional 488 shares during the period. Finally, Syntrinsic LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 37.0% in the second quarter. Syntrinsic LLC now owns 1,885 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,000 after purchasing an additional 509 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Stock Performance

EWU opened at $33.69 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $2.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.86 and a beta of 0.68. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $35.59 and its 200 day moving average is $35.96. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a fifty-two week low of $31.51 and a fifty-two week high of $37.88.

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.