Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC Buys 8,489 Shares of iShares MSCI Spain ETF $EWP

Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI Spain ETF (NYSEARCA:EWP) by 103.0% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 16,728 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,489 shares during the period. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Spain ETF were worth $637,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. C2P Capital Advisory Group LLC d.b.a. Prosperity Capital Advisors bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Spain ETF in the first quarter worth approximately $297,000. National Bank of Canada FI increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Spain ETF by 3.9% in the first quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 14,633 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $557,000 after purchasing an additional 544 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Spain ETF by 55.3% in the first quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 418,037 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $15,910,000 after purchasing an additional 148,868 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Spain ETF in the first quarter worth approximately $208,000. Finally, Mount Lucas Management LP increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Spain ETF by 152.6% in the first quarter. Mount Lucas Management LP now owns 21,686 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $825,000 after purchasing an additional 13,101 shares during the last quarter. 38.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Spain ETF Trading Up 0.5%

EWP stock opened at $48.67 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $44.96 and its 200 day moving average is $40.92. The stock has a market cap of $1.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.89 and a beta of 0.89. iShares MSCI Spain ETF has a 1-year low of $30.54 and a 1-year high of $48.90.

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).