Investors Buy Large Volume of Put Options on iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) saw some unusual options trading on Monday. Investors bought 89,560 put options on the company. This is an increase of 32% compared to the typical volume of 67,765 put options.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.8 %

EFA opened at $83.00 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $80.68 and its two-hundred day moving average is $79.87. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $65.68 and a twelve month high of $84.56.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth $714,000. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.0% in the 4th quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 167,359 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $12,611,000 after purchasing an additional 8,030 shares during the period. Valley Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $432,000. Pathstone Holdings LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $58,778,000. Finally, Holderness Investments Co. acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $286,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, formerly iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of its underlying index, MSCI EAFE Index (the Index). The Index has been developed by MSCI Inc as an equity benchmark for its international stock performance.