Syon Capital LLC Acquires 10,334 Shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF $EWU

Syon Capital LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) by 6.3% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 174,814 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,334 shares during the quarter. Syon Capital LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF were worth $8,066,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EWU. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 117.2% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 4,707,428 shares of the company’s stock worth $214,472,000 after purchasing an additional 2,539,863 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of 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 valued at $145,520,000 after buying an additional 686,519 shares during the last quarter. Picton Mahoney Asset Management grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 101.0% during the fourth quarter. Picton Mahoney Asset Management now owns 6,220 shares of the company’s stock valued at $274,000 after buying an additional 640,000 shares during the last quarter. Lido Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 157.2% in the first quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 661,451 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,136,000 after buying an additional 404,254 shares during the period. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 11.2% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,523,562 shares of the company’s stock worth $110,986,000 after buying an additional 253,162 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.38% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Trading Up 1.0%

NYSEARCA EWU opened at $48.68 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $4.17 billion, a PE ratio of 15.42 and a beta of 0.59. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a 1-year low of $40.88 and a 1-year high of $49.39. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $47.68 and a 200-day moving average of $46.98.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF 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.