Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Makes New $212,000 Investment in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU)

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. bought a new stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 5,679 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $212,000.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Whittier Trust Co. increased 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 acquiring an additional 832 shares during the last quarter. &PARTNERS purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,097,000. Oxbow Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 1.3% in the second quarter. Oxbow Advisors LLC now owns 224,925 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,845,000 after purchasing an additional 2,818 shares during the period. Donald L. Hagan LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF during the second quarter worth $214,000. Finally, CWM LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 25.6% during the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 8,834 shares of the company’s stock worth $308,000 after buying an additional 1,802 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of NYSEARCA EWU opened at $35.17 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.74 billion, a PE ratio of 12.86 and a beta of 0.68. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a twelve month low of $31.51 and a twelve month high of $37.88. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $36.33 and a 200-day simple moving average of $36.09.

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.