Curat Global LLC Takes Position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU)

Curat Global LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 2,661 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $100,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of EWU. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 4.0% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,218,611 shares of the company’s stock valued at $109,111,000 after purchasing an additional 125,241 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 2,606,902 shares of the company’s stock valued at $88,374,000 after purchasing an additional 48,455 shares during the period. Millburn Ridgefield Corp grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 5.4% in the 4th quarter. Millburn Ridgefield Corp now owns 1,768,143 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,940,000 after purchasing an additional 90,662 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 49.3% in the 4th quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 612,918 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,775,000 after purchasing an additional 202,384 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 458,659 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,549,000 after purchasing an additional 19,073 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EWU opened at $40.35 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $37.89 and a 200 day simple moving average of $36.49. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a 52-week low of $32.76 and a 52-week high of $40.41. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.09 billion, a PE ratio of 18.07 and a beta of 0.70.

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.