Park Avenue Securities LLC Acquires 51,233 Shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF $EWU

Park Avenue Securities LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 51,233 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,384,000. Park Avenue Securities LLC owned about 0.07% of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EWU. Royal Bank of Canada raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 117.2% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 4,707,428 shares of the company’s stock valued at $214,472,000 after buying an additional 2,539,863 shares during the last quarter. Lido Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 157.2% in the first quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 661,451 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,136,000 after buying an additional 404,254 shares in the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in the third quarter worth about $12,586,000. Evergreen Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF during the third quarter worth about $4,673,000. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 204.4% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 98,167 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,472,000 after acquiring an additional 65,921 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.38% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of NYSEARCA EWU opened at $47.83 on Friday. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a 12-month low of $41.33 and a 12-month high of $49.39. The stock has a market cap of $3.74 billion, a PE ratio of 15.42 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a 50-day moving average of $47.57 and a 200 day moving average of $46.95.

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.