Strategic Financial Partners Ltd. Raises Stock Position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU)

Strategic Financial Partners Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) by 19.4% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 49,946 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,122 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF makes up about 0.9% of Strategic Financial Partners Ltd.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest position. Strategic Financial Partners Ltd.’s holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF were worth $1,693,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Millburn Ridgefield Corp lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Millburn Ridgefield Corp now owns 1,768,143 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,940,000 after buying an additional 90,662 shares during the last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 4.4% during the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 417,422 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,151,000 after buying an additional 17,682 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 345,260 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,917,000 after buying an additional 5,426 shares during the last quarter. Pictet North America Advisors SA lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 288.4% during the 4th quarter. Pictet North America Advisors SA now owns 326,221 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,059,000 after buying an additional 242,240 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Citigroup Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 237.3% during the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 325,848 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,190,000 after buying an additional 229,244 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Trading Up 1.6 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:EWU opened at $37.71 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $35.86 and a 200-day simple moving average of $35.91. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a twelve month low of $33.06 and a twelve month high of $38.03. The company has a market capitalization of $3.24 billion, a PE ratio of 18.10 and a beta of 0.79.

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.