Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc. Acquires 667 Shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU)

Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) by 5.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 13,422 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 667 shares during the quarter. Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF were worth $444,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 91.9% in the 1st quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 971 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 465 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Preferred LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF during the 4th quarter worth $44,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $51,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $53,000. Finally, Whittier Trust Co. grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 131.9% during the 4th quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 1,758 shares of the company’s stock worth $58,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Trading Down 1.2 %

EWU opened at $33.21 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a 12-month low of $30.14 and a 12-month high of $34.53. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $33.31 and its 200-day simple moving average is $32.52. The company has a market capitalization of $2.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.50 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.