Mount Lucas Management LP Boosts Stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU)

Mount Lucas Management LP boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) by 2.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 20,232 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 394 shares during the quarter. Mount Lucas Management LP’s holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF were worth $757,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Whittier Trust Co. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 83.2% in the third quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 1,832 shares of the company’s stock worth $69,000 after purchasing an additional 832 shares during the last quarter. &PARTNERS purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $1,097,000. Oxbow Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Oxbow Advisors LLC now owns 224,925 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,845,000 after acquiring an additional 2,818 shares during the last quarter. Donald L. Hagan LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in the second quarter worth $214,000. Finally, CWM LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 25.6% in the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 8,834 shares of the company’s stock valued at $308,000 after acquiring an additional 1,802 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

NYSEARCA EWU opened at $34.49 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $36.48 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $36.09. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a twelve month low of $31.51 and a twelve month high of $37.88. The company has a market capitalization of $2.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.86 and a beta of 0.68.

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.