iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF $EWU Stock Position Reduced by Trek Financial LLC

Trek Financial LLC decreased its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) by 82.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,455 shares of the company’s stock after selling 20,318 shares during the period. Trek Financial LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF were worth $207,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Royal Bank of Canada increased its stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 117.2% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 4,707,428 shares of the company’s stock worth $214,472,000 after purchasing an additional 2,539,863 shares during the period. Lido Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 157.2% in the first quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 661,451 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,136,000 after purchasing an additional 404,254 shares in the last quarter. Rathbones Group PLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 13.7% in the first quarter. Rathbones Group PLC now owns 398,087 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,137,000 after purchasing an additional 48,083 shares in the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $12,586,000. Finally, Syon Capital LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 6.3% during the 2nd quarter. Syon Capital LLC now owns 174,814 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,066,000 after buying an additional 10,334 shares during the period. 58.38% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Stock Up 3.4%

Shares of EWU opened at $48.93 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $3.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.42 and a beta of 0.59. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a fifty-two week low of $41.33 and a fifty-two week high of $49.39. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $47.50 and its 200 day moving average price is $47.00.

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.