Stock Traders Buy High Volume of iShares MSCI Germany ETF Put Options (NYSEARCA:EWG)

iShares MSCI Germany ETF (NYSEARCA:EWG) saw some unusual options trading activity on Tuesday. Traders acquired 3,880 put options on the stock. This is an increase of 81% compared to the typical volume of 2,141 put options.

iShares MSCI Germany ETF Stock Down 1.4%

EWG stock traded down $0.61 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $42.73. The company had a trading volume of 1,183,658 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,492,516. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $41.81 and a 200 day moving average price of $41.78. iShares MSCI Germany ETF has a 12-month low of $32.82 and a 12-month high of $43.89. The company has a market capitalization of $1.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 1.03.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MSCI Germany ETF

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 18.2% during the second quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 3,883,513 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $164,311,000 after acquiring an additional 596,996 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 28.1% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,476,196 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $103,035,000 after acquiring an additional 542,642 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 102.3% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 1,275,097 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $53,949,000 after purchasing an additional 644,647 shares during the period. Optiver Holding B.V. grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 38.2% during the 3rd quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. now owns 811,941 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $33,785,000 after purchasing an additional 224,299 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tradewinds Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 768,223 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $31,966,000 after purchasing an additional 28,228 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 53.42% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting iShares MSCI Germany ETF

Here are the key news stories impacting iShares MSCI Germany ETF this week:

• Neutral Sentiment: Precious metals and safe-haven flows have risen amid the geopolitical/tariff scare, signaling risk aversion that is weighing on equities but supporting commodity-related names. Precious Metals Climb as Trump Plans Tariff on European Countries Over Greenland
• Negative Sentiment: Broad market reaction to President Trump’s tariff threats over Greenland triggered a selloff in Europe, with export-heavy indices falling and raising immediate downside risk for German exporters held inside EWG. European stocks fall sharply after Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland
• Negative Sentiment: Auto and industrial stocks — a meaningful part of Germany’s market — were singled out as vulnerable to potential tariffs, amplifying downward pressure on EWG because large German automakers have significant U.S. exposure. Auto giant shares tumble on Trump’s tariff threat over Greenland
• Negative Sentiment: Unusual options activity: investors bought 3,880 put contracts on EWG (an ~81% jump versus typical put volume), indicating increased outright bearish bets or hedging demand that can add near-term selling pressure.

iShares MSCI Germany ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI Germany ETF, formerly iShares MSCI Germany Index Fund (the 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 German market, as measured by the MSCI Germany Index (the Index). The Index seeks to measure the performance of the Germany equity market. It is a capitalization-weighted index that aims to capture 85% of the (publicly available) total market capitalization.