iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Sees Unusually High Options Volume (NYSEARCA:EFA)

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) was the target of some unusual options trading on Friday. Investors purchased 102,320 put options on the company. This represents an increase of 37% compared to the average volume of 74,609 put options.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $101.72 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $75.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $85.68 and a 1-year high of $105.94. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $99.97 and a 200-day moving average price of $98.79.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. HMS Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 11.3% in the 3rd quarter. HMS Capital Management LLC now owns 190,530 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $17,790,000 after purchasing an additional 19,371 shares in the last quarter. Becker Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.9% in the 3rd quarter. Becker Capital Management Inc. now owns 801,714 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $74,856,000 after purchasing an additional 44,503 shares in the last quarter. Aegis Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 132.6% in the 3rd quarter. Aegis Wealth Management LLC now owns 27,291 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,548,000 after purchasing an additional 15,559 shares in the last quarter. Atria Investments Inc boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.7% in the 3rd quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 424,296 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $39,616,000 after purchasing an additional 30,294 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Boston Common Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter worth $2,665,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

About iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

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. The Index includes stocks from Europe, Australasia and the Far East. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.