Sapient Capital LLC Acquires Shares of 8,448 iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU)

Sapient Capital LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 8,448 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $286,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Citigroup Inc. raised its position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 237.3% during the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 325,848 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,190,000 after purchasing an additional 229,244 shares during the last quarter. Arizona PSPRS Trust bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $4,785,000. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 4,686.6% in the third quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 128,232 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,830,000 after acquiring an additional 125,553 shares during the period. Millburn Ridgefield Corp boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 8.0% in the third quarter. Millburn Ridgefield Corp now owns 1,677,481 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,755,000 after acquiring an additional 124,428 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Prospera Financial Services Inc increased its position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 80.7% during the 3rd quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 178,317 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,671,000 after purchasing an additional 79,619 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of NYSEARCA EWU opened at $36.57 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $34.80 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $35.76. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a 12 month low of $31.58 and a 12 month high of $37.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.85 billion, a PE ratio of 12.86 and a beta of 0.68.

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.