Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA Increases Holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF $EWU

Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) by 26,300.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 506,091 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 504,174 shares during the quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA’s holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF were worth $22,323,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Farther Finance Advisors LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $46,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its position 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 valued at $54,000 after buying an additional 255 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 28.4% during the third quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 1,400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,000 after buying an additional 310 shares during the period. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in the second quarter worth about $73,000. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $78,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.38% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Trading Down 0.6%

EWU stock opened at $45.11 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $46.46 and a 200-day moving average of $43.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.42 and a beta of 0.71. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a 12 month low of $32.76 and a 12 month high of $48.92.

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.