Marshall Wace LLP Invests $6.81 Million in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU)

Marshall Wace LLP purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWUFree Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 195,119 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,806,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Lynx Investment Advisory purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $30,000. Private Ocean LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF during the second quarter worth about $52,000. Syntrinsic LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 37.0% in the 2nd quarter. Syntrinsic LLC now owns 1,885 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,000 after acquiring an additional 509 shares in the last quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 344.5% during the 1st quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 4,721 shares of the company’s stock valued at $162,000 after acquiring an additional 3,659 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF during the second quarter worth about $192,000.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Trading Down 0.7 %

EWU stock opened at $37.42 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $36.51 and its 200 day moving average is $35.57. The stock has a market cap of $2.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.86 and a beta of 0.68. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a 1-year low of $30.14 and a 1-year high of $37.88.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Company Profile

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU)

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