Mount Lucas Management LP Cuts Position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU)

Mount Lucas Management LP decreased its holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) by 51.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 9,868 shares of the company’s stock after selling 10,364 shares during the quarter. Mount Lucas Management LP’s holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF were worth $335,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Millburn Ridgefield Corp grew its holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 5.4% in the fourth quarter. Millburn Ridgefield Corp now owns 1,768,143 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,940,000 after purchasing an additional 90,662 shares during the last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. grew its holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 4.4% in the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 417,422 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,151,000 after purchasing an additional 17,682 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 1.6% in the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 345,260 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,917,000 after purchasing an additional 5,426 shares during the last quarter. Pictet North America Advisors SA grew its holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 288.4% in the fourth quarter. Pictet North America Advisors SA now owns 326,221 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,059,000 after purchasing an additional 242,240 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Citigroup Inc. grew its holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 237.3% in the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 325,848 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,190,000 after purchasing an additional 229,244 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Stock Performance

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock opened at $37.05 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.54 and a beta of 0.82. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a fifty-two week low of $33.06 and a fifty-two week high of $38.03. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $35.59 and its two-hundred day moving average is $35.90.

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.