Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc. Decreases Stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU)

Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc. lowered its stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) by 58.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,156 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,987 shares during the period. Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF were worth $71,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Jane Street Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 659.9% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 22,079,820 shares of the company’s stock worth $712,295,000 after purchasing an additional 19,174,359 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 1.4% during the second quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 6,843,929 shares of the company’s stock worth $221,401,000 after purchasing an additional 95,926 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 0.3% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,429,686 shares of the company’s stock worth $110,642,000 after purchasing an additional 9,072 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 3.3% during the second quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 3,009,297 shares of the company’s stock worth $97,351,000 after purchasing an additional 96,098 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS Group AG raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 13.4% during the first quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 2,373,317 shares of the company’s stock worth $79,838,000 after purchasing an additional 279,691 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock opened at $33.50 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $33.38 and a 200 day moving average price of $32.55. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a 1 year low of $30.14 and a 1 year high of $34.53. The stock has a market cap of $2.61 billion, a PE ratio of 12.50 and a beta of 0.68.

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.