Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd Acquires 23,887 Shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF $EWU

Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) by 9.4% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 279,162 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 23,887 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF makes up about 0.2% of Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 17th biggest holding. Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd’s holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF were worth $12,278,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in EWU. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 134.0% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,326,876 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,689,000 after buying an additional 759,844 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 23.1% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,663,638 shares of the company’s stock worth $145,520,000 after buying an additional 686,519 shares in the last quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA grew its position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 26,300.2% during the fourth quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA now owns 506,091 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,323,000 after buying an additional 504,174 shares in the last quarter. Lido Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 151.8% during the 3rd quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 251,453 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,554,000 after acquiring an additional 151,602 shares during the period. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd increased its stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 8,564.8% during the 3rd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 133,871 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,619,000 after acquiring an additional 132,326 shares during the period. 58.38% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA EWU opened at $47.15 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $46.69 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $44.79. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.47 billion, a PE ratio of 15.42 and a beta of 0.63. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a fifty-two week low of $37.44 and a fifty-two week high of $48.92.

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.