Caprock Group LLC Takes Position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF $EWU

Caprock Group LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 14,856 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $616,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EWU. Assetmark Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 191.3% in the 2nd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 8,047 shares of the company’s stock valued at $320,000 after buying an additional 5,285 shares during the last quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $295,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 4.8% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 467,703 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,577,000 after acquiring an additional 21,457 shares during the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. increased its position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 29.8% during the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 109,740 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,359,000 after purchasing an additional 25,168 shares during the period. Finally, Simplex Trading LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 950.9% during the 2nd quarter. Simplex Trading LLC now owns 35,269 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,400,000 after purchasing an additional 31,913 shares during the period. 58.38% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Stock Performance

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock opened at $47.25 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $3.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.42 and a beta of 0.71. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a 52-week low of $32.76 and a 52-week high of $47.52. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $45.04 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $43.08.

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.