iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) Reaches New 1-Year High at $34.59

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $34.59 and last traded at $34.59, with a volume of 1652696 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $34.23.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Trading Up 0.8 %

The company’s 50 day moving average is $33.59 and its 200 day moving average is $32.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.50 and a beta of 0.68.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of EWU. Orion Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Advisors Preferred LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $44,000. Whittier Trust Co. increased its stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 131.9% in the fourth 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 during the period. Global Retirement Partners LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 50.0% in the third quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 2,223 shares of the company’s stock valued at $69,000 after purchasing an additional 741 shares during the period. Finally, Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $79,000.

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.