GenTrust LLC Lowers Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU)

GenTrust LLC lowered its stake in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) by 16.0% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 14,084 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,688 shares during the period. GenTrust LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF were worth $465,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in EWU. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 91.9% during the first quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 971 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 465 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF during the second quarter worth about $51,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF during the second quarter worth about $53,000. US Bancorp DE boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 39.3% in the 2nd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,671 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 471 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Whittier Trust Co. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 131.9% in the 4th quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 1,758 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of EWU opened at $34.21 on Friday. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a twelve month low of $30.14 and a twelve month high of $34.25. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $32.89 and its two-hundred day moving average is $32.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.95 billion, a PE ratio of 13.02 and a beta of 0.83.

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.