iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF $EWU Shares Sold by Lmcg Investments LLC

Lmcg Investments LLC cut its stake in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) by 4.0% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 24,915 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,028 shares during the period. Lmcg Investments LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF were worth $990,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in EWU. New Vernon Capital Holdings II LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 6,770.7% during the first quarter. New Vernon Capital Holdings II LLC now owns 1,723,320 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,573,000 after buying an additional 1,698,238 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 62.2% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 1,597,495 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,858,000 after purchasing an additional 612,672 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 6.2% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 8,775,328 shares of the company’s stock worth $328,812,000 after purchasing an additional 513,125 shares during the last quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $15,279,000. Finally, Polianta Ltd purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $13,437,000. 58.38% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Stock Down 0.8%

EWU stock opened at $41.73 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $41.56 and a 200 day moving average price of $39.72. The stock has a market cap of $2.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.42 and a beta of 0.83. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a fifty-two week low of $32.76 and a fifty-two week high of $42.79.

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.