iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF $EWU Shares Purchased by Osaic Holdings Inc.

Osaic Holdings Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) by 14.3% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 161,243 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 20,148 shares during the quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. owned 0.22% of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF worth $6,405,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. New Vernon Capital Holdings II LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 6,770.7% in the first quarter. New Vernon Capital Holdings II LLC now owns 1,723,320 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,573,000 after buying an additional 1,698,238 shares in the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 74.4% in the 2nd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 3,167,448 shares of the company’s stock worth $125,811,000 after acquiring an additional 1,351,538 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 23.1% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,663,638 shares of the company’s stock valued at $145,520,000 after acquiring an additional 686,519 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 62.2% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 1,597,495 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,858,000 after purchasing an additional 612,672 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 6.2% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 8,775,328 shares of the company’s stock worth $328,812,000 after purchasing an additional 513,125 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.38% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of EWU stock opened at $43.79 on Tuesday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $42.78 and a 200-day simple moving average of $41.52. The company has a market capitalization of $2.79 billion, a PE ratio of 15.42 and a beta of 0.71. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a twelve month low of $32.76 and a twelve month high of $43.86.

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.