iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) Reaches New 12-Month High at $35.12

Shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) hit a new 52-week high on Thursday . The company traded as high as $35.12 and last traded at $35.09, with a volume of 810143 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $34.59.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Stock Performance

The firm’s 50 day moving average is $33.72 and its 200 day moving average is $32.72. The stock has a market cap of $2.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.86 and a beta of 0.68.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. boosted its position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 79.6% in the third quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 46,845 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,482,000 after buying an additional 20,767 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 216.2% in the third quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 305,201 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,657,000 after acquiring an additional 208,691 shares during the period. Brown Advisory Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 74,206 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,348,000 after purchasing an additional 430 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 23.3% during the third quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 222,285 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,033,000 after purchasing an additional 42,025 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF during the third quarter valued at $209,000.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Company Profile

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.