iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) Shares Purchased by Strategic Financial Partners Ltd.

Strategic Financial Partners Ltd. lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) by 19.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 49,946 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,122 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF accounts for 0.9% of Strategic Financial Partners Ltd.’s holdings, making the stock its 22nd biggest position. Strategic Financial Partners Ltd. owned approximately 0.06% of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF worth $1,693,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Caprock Group LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Caprock Group LLC now owns 14,898 shares of the company’s stock valued at $505,000 after buying an additional 330 shares during the period. Fiduciary Financial Group LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 5.7% during the fourth quarter. Fiduciary Financial Group LLC now owns 6,672 shares of the company’s stock valued at $223,000 after buying an additional 358 shares during the period. Mount Lucas Management LP grew its position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 2.0% during the third quarter. Mount Lucas Management LP now owns 20,232 shares of the company’s stock valued at $757,000 after buying an additional 394 shares during the period. Dai ichi Life Holdings Inc. grew its position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 1.4% during the third quarter. Dai ichi Life Holdings Inc. now owns 28,700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,077,000 after buying an additional 400 shares during the period. Finally, Tiemann Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Tiemann Investment Advisors LLC now owns 19,835 shares of the company’s stock valued at $672,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Stock Up 1.6 %

EWU opened at $37.71 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $3.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.10 and a beta of 0.79. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a 52-week low of $33.06 and a 52-week high of $38.03. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $35.86 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $35.91.

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.