Dai ichi Life Holdings Inc. Acquires 400 Shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU)

Dai ichi Life Holdings Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) by 1.4% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 28,700 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 400 shares during the period. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF comprises 1.3% of Dai ichi Life Holdings Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 20th largest holding. Dai ichi Life Holdings Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF were worth $1,077,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Lynx Investment Advisory bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $30,000. Private Ocean LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in the second quarter worth about $52,000. Syntrinsic LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 37.0% during the second quarter. Syntrinsic LLC now owns 1,885 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,000 after buying an additional 509 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co. boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 83.2% during the third quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 1,832 shares of the company’s stock valued at $69,000 after buying an additional 832 shares during the period. Finally, Toronto Dominion Bank grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 75,000.0% during the second quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 3,004 shares of the company’s stock valued at $105,000 after buying an additional 3,000 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Trading Up 0.7 %

Shares of NYSEARCA EWU traded up $0.23 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $35.40. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 45,365 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,386,667. The business’s 50 day moving average is $36.29 and its two-hundred day moving average is $36.09. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a 12-month low of $31.51 and a 12-month high of $37.88. The firm has a market cap of $2.76 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.