iShares MSCI Spain ETF (NYSEARCA:EWP) Stake Increased by National Pension Service

National Pension Service boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Spain ETF (NYSEARCA:EWP) by 15.8% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 7,083,691 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 965,450 shares during the period. National Pension Service owned approximately 0.28% of iShares MSCI Spain ETF worth $216,903,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of EWP. Global Retirement Partners LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI Spain ETF by 5,500.0% during the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 2,072 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $61,000 after acquiring an additional 2,035 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Spain ETF by 64.5% in the 3rd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,408 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $121,000 after purchasing an additional 1,729 shares during the last quarter. RWA Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Spain ETF in the fourth quarter worth $335,000. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Spain ETF during the fourth quarter worth $449,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI Spain ETF during the third quarter valued at about $446,000.

iShares MSCI Spain ETF Stock Down 0.8 %

EWP stock traded down $0.25 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $32.42. 213,911 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 362,296. iShares MSCI Spain ETF has a twelve month low of $26.11 and a twelve month high of $32.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.75 and a beta of 0.76. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $31.32 and a 200-day simple moving average of $30.13.

iShares MSCI Spain ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI Spain Capped ETF, formerly iShares MSCI Spain Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the Spanish market, as measured by the MSCI Spain Index (the Index).