Principal Securities Inc. Has $21.64 Million Position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF $EWU

Principal Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) by 7.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 491,983 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 35,138 shares during the period. Principal Securities Inc. owned approximately 0.76% of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF worth $21,637,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of EWU. Allworth Financial LP lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 105.8% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 963 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 495 shares during the period. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 28.6% in the fourth quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 1,002 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 223 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 201.5% in the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,206 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,000 after buying an additional 806 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 24.4% in the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,300 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,000 after buying an additional 255 shares during the period. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 28.4% in the third quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 1,400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,000 after buying an additional 310 shares during the period. 58.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA EWU opened at $46.90 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $46.89 and its 200 day simple moving average is $45.82. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a fifty-two week low of $38.74 and a fifty-two week high of $48.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.42 and a beta of 0.59.

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.