iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) Shares Purchased by Whittier Trust Co.

Whittier Trust Co. lifted its stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) by 83.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,832 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 832 shares during the quarter. Whittier Trust Co.’s holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF were worth $69,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Lynx Investment Advisory purchased a new position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $30,000. Private Ocean LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $52,000. Syntrinsic LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 37.0% in the second quarter. Syntrinsic LLC now owns 1,885 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,000 after acquiring an additional 509 shares during the period. Toronto Dominion Bank grew its position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 75,000.0% in the second quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 3,004 shares of the company’s stock worth $105,000 after acquiring an additional 3,000 shares during the period. Finally, O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 344.5% in the first quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 4,721 shares of the company’s stock worth $162,000 after acquiring an additional 3,659 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock opened at $36.39 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.86 and a beta of 0.68. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a fifty-two week low of $30.14 and a fifty-two week high of $37.88. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $36.97 and a 200 day moving average of $35.92.

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.