Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. Takes Position in iShares MSCI Spain ETF $EWP

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Spain ETF (NYSEARCA:EWP) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund bought 1,870,139 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $101,057,000. iShares MSCI Spain ETF accounts for 0.7% of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.’s portfolio, making the stock its 22nd largest position. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. owned 0.06% of iShares MSCI Spain ETF at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in EWP. Bank of Montreal Can purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Spain ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $43,669,000. Schroder Investment Management Group boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Spain ETF by 3,000.0% during the fourth quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 527,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $28,516,000 after purchasing an additional 510,000 shares during the period. Bank of Nova Scotia purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Spain ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $25,370,000. Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Spain ETF during the second quarter valued at $16,165,000. Finally, Prudential PLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Spain ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $16,664,000. 38.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Spain ETF Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of EWP opened at $58.85 on Thursday. iShares MSCI Spain ETF has a 12-month low of $42.36 and a 12-month high of $59.88. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $57.08 and a 200-day moving average price of $55.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.89 and a beta of 0.67.

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). 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.