Polianta Ltd Trims Position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF $EWU

Polianta Ltd reduced its position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) by 5.2% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 320,800 shares of the company’s stock after selling 17,500 shares during the period. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF accounts for about 5.5% of Polianta Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Polianta Ltd’s holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF were worth $13,463,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Signaturefd LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 17,885 shares of the company’s stock worth $710,000 after acquiring an additional 284 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 1.4% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 22,659 shares of the company’s stock worth $849,000 after purchasing an additional 312 shares during the last quarter. ABC Arbitrage SA raised its stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 1.0% during the second quarter. ABC Arbitrage SA now owns 32,419 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,288,000 after purchasing an additional 316 shares in the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp raised its stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 5.0% during the second quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 7,559 shares of the company’s stock valued at $300,000 after purchasing an additional 363 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can lifted its position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 13.5% during the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 3,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $143,000 after purchasing an additional 428 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.38% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of NYSEARCA:EWU opened at $44.08 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $42.90 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $41.58. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a 52 week low of $32.76 and a 52 week high of $44.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.42 and a beta of 0.71.

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.