iShares MSCI Spain ETF Sees Unusually High Options Volume (NYSEARCA:EWP)

iShares MSCI Spain ETF (NYSEARCA:EWP) was the target of unusually large options trading activity on Tuesday. Stock traders bought 2,400 put options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 3,143% compared to the typical volume of 74 put options.

iShares MSCI Spain ETF Stock Down 0.8%

EWP stock opened at $43.16 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.10 and a beta of 0.85. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $39.34 and a 200-day simple moving average of $35.40. iShares MSCI Spain ETF has a 52 week low of $30.33 and a 52 week high of $43.70.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MSCI Spain ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Spain ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $306,000. Kiker Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Spain ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $3,057,000. OLD Mission Capital LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Spain ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,313,000. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Spain ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $61,000. Finally, LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Spain ETF by 4,062.2% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 269,169 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,358,000 after purchasing an additional 262,702 shares during the last quarter.

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).