iShares MSCI Spain ETF $EWP Shares Sold by Whitcomb & Hess Inc.

Whitcomb & Hess Inc. decreased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Spain ETF (NYSEARCA:EWP) by 13.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 217,348 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 34,292 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI Spain ETF accounts for about 2.8% of Whitcomb & Hess Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 14th biggest position. Whitcomb & Hess Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Spain ETF were worth $10,759,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI Spain ETF by 39.2% in the 2nd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,100 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 310 shares in the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA increased its position in iShares MSCI Spain ETF by 879.8% during the 2nd quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 1,117 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 1,003 shares in the last quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Spain ETF during the second quarter worth about $63,000. Marvin & Palmer Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Spain ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $112,000. Finally, Signaturefd LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Spain ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $173,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 38.17% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Spain ETF Stock Up 0.5%

EWP stock opened at $53.45 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $51.07 and its 200-day simple moving average is $47.93. iShares MSCI Spain ETF has a 52-week low of $30.54 and a 52-week high of $54.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.89 and a beta of 0.86.

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). The Index seeks to measure the performance of the Spanish equity market. It is a capitalization-weighted index that aims to capture 85% of the (publicly available) total market capitalization.