Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC Lowers Position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF $EWU

Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) by 11.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 1,552,803 shares of the company’s stock after selling 210,287 shares during the period. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF makes up approximately 1.2% of Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 18th largest position. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC owned approximately 2.08% of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF worth $61,677,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 57.1% during the second quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 170,851 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,786,000 after purchasing an additional 62,066 shares during the last quarter. Lunt Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $202,000. Prostatis Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $3,088,000. Truist Financial Corp lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 5.0% during the second quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 7,559 shares of the company’s stock valued at $300,000 after purchasing an additional 363 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 1.6% during the second quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 17,885 shares of the company’s stock valued at $710,000 after purchasing an additional 284 shares during the last quarter. 58.38% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Stock Performance

EWU stock opened at $42.07 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $41.73 and a 200-day moving average price of $39.87. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a 52-week low of $32.76 and a 52-week high of $42.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.42 and a beta of 0.83.

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.