iShares MSCI Spain ETF (NYSEARCA:EWP) Short Interest Up 26.0% in January

iShares MSCI Spain ETF (NYSEARCA:EWP) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 973,125 shares, a growth of 26.0% from the December 31st total of 772,073 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 759,718 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.3 days. Currently, 2.9% of the shares of the company are sold short. Currently, 2.9% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 759,718 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.3 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Spain ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BOKF NA bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Spain ETF in the third quarter valued at about $25,000. Comerica Bank lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Spain ETF by 303.9% in the fourth quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 521 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 392 shares during the last quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Spain ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Private Trust Co. NA increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Spain ETF by 879.8% during the second quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 1,117 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $49,000 after buying an additional 1,003 shares in the last quarter. 38.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Spain ETF Stock Up 0.7%

NYSEARCA:EWP traded up $0.38 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $56.63. The company had a trading volume of 824,151 shares, compared to its average volume of 784,498. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.89 billion, a PE ratio of 10.89 and a beta of 0.86. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $54.02 and a two-hundred day moving average of $50.48. iShares MSCI Spain ETF has a one year low of $33.72 and a one year high of $57.26.

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.