iShares MSCI Spain ETF (NYSEARCA:EWP) Sees Large Volume Increase – Here’s What Happened

iShares MSCI Spain ETF (NYSEARCA:EWP) saw an uptick in trading volume on Tuesday . 372,826 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 28% from the previous session’s volume of 291,558 shares.The stock last traded at $34.78 and had previously closed at $34.56.

iShares MSCI Spain ETF Price Performance

The company has a market capitalization of $1.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.75 and a beta of 0.76. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $33.83 and a 200-day simple moving average of $32.77.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Spain ETF

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in EWP. Sunbelt Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Spain ETF during the second quarter worth $75,000. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Spain ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $190,000. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI Spain ETF by 215.8% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 1,161,463 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $37,364,000 after buying an additional 793,688 shares during the last quarter. DRW Securities LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Spain ETF during the second quarter worth about $1,025,000. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its position in iShares MSCI Spain ETF by 3.0% in the second quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 3,716,853 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $116,077,000 after purchasing an additional 108,106 shares during the period.

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).