Principal Securities Inc. Boosts Holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU)

Principal Securities Inc. lifted its stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) by 4.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 417,422 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 17,682 shares during the quarter. Principal Securities Inc. owned about 0.54% of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF worth $14,151,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of EWU. Creative Planning grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 140,118 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,242,000 after acquiring an additional 3,450 shares during the period. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 9.5% in the 3rd quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 105,667 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,953,000 after acquiring an additional 9,135 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 83.2% in the 3rd quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 1,832 shares of the company’s stock worth $69,000 after buying an additional 832 shares during the last quarter. Pictet North America Advisors SA boosted its stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 8.9% during the 3rd quarter. Pictet North America Advisors SA now owns 83,981 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,142,000 after purchasing an additional 6,852 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Legacy Capital Group California Inc. lifted its stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Legacy Capital Group California Inc. now owns 23,198 shares of the company’s stock worth $868,000 after purchasing an additional 488 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Stock Down 0.3 %

NYSEARCA EWU opened at $36.55 on Friday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $34.84 and its 200-day simple moving average is $35.78. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a 52 week low of $32.07 and a 52 week high of $37.88. The firm has a market cap of $2.85 billion, a PE ratio of 12.86 and a beta of 0.68.

About iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF

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.