iShares MSCI Spain ETF (NYSEARCA:EWP) Shares Bought by National Pension Service

National Pension Service grew its stake in iShares MSCI Spain ETF (NYSEARCA:EWP) by 15.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 7,083,691 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 965,450 shares during the period. National Pension Service owned approximately 27.53% of iShares MSCI Spain ETF worth $216,903,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in EWP. NewSquare Capital LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI Spain ETF by 234.8% in the fourth quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 178,189 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,456,000 after purchasing an additional 124,972 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Spain ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $2,158,000. Perigon Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Spain ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $830,000. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Spain ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $523,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Spain ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $446,000.

iShares MSCI Spain ETF Trading Down 0.8 %

iShares MSCI Spain ETF stock traded down $0.25 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $32.42. 213,911 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 362,296. The firm has a market cap of $1.01 billion, a PE ratio of 12.75 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $31.32 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $30.13. iShares MSCI Spain ETF has a 12-month low of $26.11 and a 12-month high of $32.68.

iShares MSCI Spain ETF 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).