iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) Shares Sold by Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd.

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. trimmed its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) by 83.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 14,700 shares of the company’s stock after selling 71,700 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd.’s holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF were worth $498,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Whittier Trust Co. lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 83.2% during the third quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 1,832 shares of the company’s stock worth $69,000 after purchasing an additional 832 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 16.8% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 4,195 shares of the company’s stock worth $157,000 after purchasing an additional 602 shares in the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF during the third quarter worth $201,000. Lunt Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF during the third quarter worth $204,000. Finally, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF during the third quarter worth $212,000.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Trading Up 0.3 %

NYSEARCA EWU opened at $36.57 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $34.80 and its 200-day simple moving average is $35.76. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a 52 week low of $31.58 and a 52 week high of $37.88. The stock has a market cap of $2.85 billion, a P/E 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.