Vertex Investment Solutions Co. Ltd. Purchases New Shares in iShares MSCI Spain ETF $EWP

Vertex Investment Solutions Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Spain ETF (NYSEARCA:EWP) during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm purchased 20,800 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,119,000. iShares MSCI Spain ETF makes up 1.1% of Vertex Investment Solutions Co. Ltd.’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest holding.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Idaho Trust Co grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Spain ETF by 52.7% in the fourth quarter. Idaho Trust Co now owns 25,400 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,369,000 after purchasing an additional 8,763 shares during the period. Providence First Trust Co purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Spain ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $801,000. MMA Asset Management LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI Spain ETF by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. MMA Asset Management LLC now owns 65,243 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,517,000 after purchasing an additional 750 shares during the period. Montag A & Associates Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI Spain ETF by 23.6% during the fourth quarter. Montag A & Associates Inc. now owns 69,676 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,756,000 after purchasing an additional 13,325 shares during the period. Finally, Benjamin Edwards Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI Spain ETF by 21.9% during the fourth quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 35,647 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,922,000 after purchasing an additional 6,409 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 38.17% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Spain ETF Stock Performance

iShares MSCI Spain ETF stock opened at $55.63 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $55.28 and its 200-day simple moving average is $54.29. The company has a market capitalization of $1.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.89 and a beta of 0.67. iShares MSCI Spain ETF has a 1 year low of $41.85 and a 1 year high of $58.99.

About iShares MSCI Spain ETF

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.