iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF Sees Unusually High Options Volume (BATS:EFV)

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (BATS:EFV) saw unusually large options trading on Monday. Stock traders bought 14,114 call options on the company. This represents an increase of 2,256% compared to the typical daily volume of 599 call options.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 68.9% in the second quarter. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC now owns 78,011 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,952,000 after acquiring an additional 31,811 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 13.0% in the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 583,340 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,568,000 after purchasing an additional 67,197 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Corp bought a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF during the third quarter worth about $1,662,000. Fortis Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 32.6% during the third quarter. Fortis Capital Advisors LLC now owns 40,205 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,727,000 after buying an additional 9,890 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Central Pacific Bank Trust Division bought a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $939,000.

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF Trading Up 0.7%

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF stock traded up $0.52 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $72.39. 1,792,068 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,532,070. The firm has a market cap of $29.68 billion, a PE ratio of 12.17 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $75.81 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $71.81. iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF has a 12-month low of $51.87 and a 12-month high of $80.14.

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares MSCI EAFE Value Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI EAFE Value Index. The Index is a subset of the MSCI EAFE Index and constituents of the Index include securities from Europe, Australasia (Australia and Asia), and the Far East. The Fund invests in sectors, such as financials, energy, healthcare, telecommunication services, industrials, utilities, consumer discretionary, materials, information technology and consumer staples.