Park Avenue Securities LLC Cuts Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU)

Park Avenue Securities LLC decreased its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) by 4.8% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 6,144 shares of the company’s stock after selling 311 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF were worth $210,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. CWM LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 192.3% during the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 7,032 shares of the company’s stock valued at $241,000 after buying an additional 4,626 shares during the last quarter. Boltwood Capital Management bought a new position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $263,000. Syon Capital LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 10.1% during the fourth quarter. Syon Capital LLC now owns 158,999 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,255,000 after purchasing an additional 14,636 shares during the period. Morningstar Investment Services LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 95.2% during the fourth quarter. Morningstar Investment Services LLC now owns 2,877,515 shares of the company’s stock valued at $95,102,000 after purchasing an additional 1,403,395 shares during the period. Finally, Optiver Holding B.V. bought a new position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $4,225,000.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock opened at $34.87 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $2.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.86 and a beta of 0.68. The company’s 50 day moving average is $35.62 and its 200 day moving average is $33.96. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a twelve month low of $30.14 and a twelve month high of $36.76.

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.