Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Purchases Shares of 112,888 iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU)

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 112,888 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,938,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Lynx Investment Advisory bought a new stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $30,000. Private Ocean LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF during the second quarter valued at about $52,000. Syntrinsic LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 37.0% in the second quarter. Syntrinsic LLC now owns 1,885 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,000 after purchasing an additional 509 shares during the last quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 344.5% in the first quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 4,721 shares of the company’s stock worth $162,000 after purchasing an additional 3,659 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $192,000.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA EWU opened at $37.67 on Friday. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a 1-year low of $30.14 and a 1-year high of $37.88. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $36.51 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $35.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.94 billion, a PE ratio of 12.86 and a beta of 0.68.

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.