Legacy Capital Group California Inc. Boosts Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU)

Legacy Capital Group California Inc. lifted its stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) by 64.9% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 20,060 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,892 shares during the period. Legacy Capital Group California Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF were worth $649,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Jane Street Group LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 659.9% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 22,079,820 shares of the company’s stock valued at $712,295,000 after purchasing an additional 19,174,359 shares during the last quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich increased its holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 30,237.7% in the second quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich now owns 9,329,160 shares of the company’s stock valued at $301,798,000 after buying an additional 9,298,409 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 1.4% in the second quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 6,761,680 shares of the company’s stock valued at $202,580,000 after buying an additional 93,165 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 0.3% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,429,686 shares of the company’s stock valued at $110,642,000 after buying an additional 9,072 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS Group AG boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 13.4% during the 1st quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 2,373,317 shares of the company’s stock worth $79,838,000 after acquiring an additional 279,691 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Price Performance

Shares of EWU traded up $0.48 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $32.10. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,901,223 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,070,235. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a 12-month low of $29.89 and a 12-month high of $34.04. The company’s 50 day moving average is $31.49 and its 200 day moving average is $32.14. The stock has a market cap of $2.76 billion, a PE ratio of 13.02 and a beta of 0.83.

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.