Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA Makes New $2.68 Million Investment in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU)

Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA bought a new position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund bought 79,211 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,678,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of EWU. FMR LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 16.8% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 4,195 shares of the company’s stock worth $157,000 after purchasing an additional 602 shares during the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in the third quarter worth about $201,000. Lunt Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in the third quarter worth about $204,000. Finley Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $210,000. Finally, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in the third quarter worth about $212,000.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Stock Down 0.5 %

NYSEARCA EWU opened at $36.36 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $34.92 and its 200-day moving average price is $35.82. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a 52 week low of $32.51 and a 52 week high of $37.88. The company has a market capitalization of $2.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.86 and a beta of 0.68.

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.