Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd Acquires 20,798 Shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF $EWU

Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) by 8.9% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 255,275 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 20,798 shares during the period. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF makes up 0.2% of Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 17th biggest holding. Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd’s holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF were worth $10,714,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Assetmark Inc. boosted its position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 191.3% during the 2nd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 8,047 shares of the company’s stock valued at $320,000 after acquiring an additional 5,285 shares in the last quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $295,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 4.8% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 467,703 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,577,000 after purchasing an additional 21,457 shares in the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. grew its stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 29.8% in the second quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 109,740 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,359,000 after purchasing an additional 25,168 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Simplex Trading LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 950.9% in the second quarter. Simplex Trading LLC now owns 35,269 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,400,000 after purchasing an additional 31,913 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 58.38% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:EWU opened at $47.88 on Thursday. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a fifty-two week low of $32.76 and a fifty-two week high of $48.06. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.42 and a beta of 0.71. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $45.22 and its 200-day simple moving average is $43.17.

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.