iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) Stake Lowered by The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company decreased its stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 157,095 shares of the company’s stock after selling 750 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company owned 0.20% of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF worth $5,877,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Bricktown Capital LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $17,776,000. Citigroup Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 237.3% during the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 325,848 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,190,000 after acquiring an additional 229,244 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $6,806,000. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 426.3% in the second quarter. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC now owns 159,912 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,578,000 after purchasing an additional 129,525 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 4,686.6% during the third quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 128,232 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,830,000 after purchasing an additional 125,553 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of NYSEARCA EWU opened at $36.13 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $2.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.86 and a beta of 0.68. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $36.00 and its 200 day simple moving average is $36.05. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a fifty-two week low of $31.51 and a fifty-two week high of $37.88.

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.