Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. Takes Position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF $EWI

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (NYSEARCA:EWI) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 958,577 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $46,048,000. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. owned 0.07% of iShares MSCI Italy ETF at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of EWI. Monument Capital Management grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Italy ETF by 0.7% in the second quarter. Monument Capital Management now owns 77,139 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,713,000 after purchasing an additional 573 shares during the period. NorthRock Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Italy ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Legacy Capital Group California Inc. grew its stake in iShares MSCI Italy ETF by 2.9% in the 1st quarter. Legacy Capital Group California Inc. now owns 23,987 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,015,000 after acquiring an additional 679 shares during the period. Simplex Trading LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Italy ETF by 4,076.5% in the 1st quarter. Simplex Trading LLC now owns 710 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 693 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Italy ETF by 1,596.5% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 967 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 910 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 37.96% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Italy ETF Stock Down 0.3%

EWI opened at $53.98 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $51.67 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $49.42. iShares MSCI Italy ETF has a 52-week low of $35.20 and a 52-week high of $54.53. The company has a market cap of $647.76 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.30 and a beta of 1.01.

About iShares MSCI Italy ETF

iShares MSCI Italy Capped ETF, formerly iShares MSCI Italy Capped Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Italy 25/50 Index (Index). The Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Milan Stock Exchange.