iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) Hits New 1-Year High – Here’s What Happened

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as high as $48.15 and last traded at $48.1830, with a volume of 1687 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $48.04.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Stock Down 0.2%

The company has a market cap of $3.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.42 and a beta of 0.71. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $45.40 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $43.30.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of EWU. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 28.6% in the fourth quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 1,002 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 223 shares in the last quarter. Lmcg Investments LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Lmcg Investments LLC now owns 27,313 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,201,000 after purchasing an additional 237 shares in the last quarter. Lunt Capital Management Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. Lunt Capital Management Inc. now owns 5,336 shares of the company’s stock worth $235,000 after purchasing an additional 245 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 24.4% during the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,300 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 255 shares during the period. Finally, Tactive Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 6.1% during the fourth quarter. Tactive Advisors LLC now owns 5,428 shares of the company’s stock worth $239,000 after purchasing an additional 310 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 58.38% of the company’s stock.

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.