iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) Reaches New 12-Month High – Still a Buy?

Posted by Dante Gardener on Dec 11th, 2025

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU – Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $43.73 and last traded at $43.6750, with a volume of 1104236 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $43.46.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Stock Up 0.4%

The stock has a market cap of $2.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.42 and a beta of 0.71. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $42.61 and its 200-day moving average is $41.32.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Simplex Trading LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF during the first quarter worth about $125,000. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 1.4% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 22,659 shares of the company’s stock valued at $849,000 after purchasing an additional 312 shares in the last quarter. Rathbones Group PLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 20.2% in the 1st quarter. Rathbones Group PLC now owns 345,688 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,953,000 after purchasing an additional 58,211 shares during the period. GKV Capital Management Co. Inc. bought a new stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,157,000. Finally, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $15,279,000. Institutional investors own 58.38% of the company’s stock.

About iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF

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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.