Traders Purchase High Volume of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Put Options (NYSEARCA:EFA)

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) saw unusually large options trading activity on Monday. Stock investors acquired 99,609 put options on the company. This is an increase of 33% compared to the average daily volume of 74,728 put options.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $79.46 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $78.42 and a 200-day moving average of $74.95. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $65.68 and a twelve month high of $80.06.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Northern Trust Corp increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 21,376,565 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,610,724,000 after purchasing an additional 153,460 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 10,227,748 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $704,896,000 after buying an additional 110,166 shares during the period. TD Asset Management Inc boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 62.3% during the 4th quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 5,695,838 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $429,181,000 after buying an additional 2,186,324 shares during the period. Causeway Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $330,123,000. Finally, Pathstone Family Office LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1,261.7% during the 3rd quarter. Pathstone Family Office LLC now owns 3,863,471 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $266,270,000 after buying an additional 3,579,752 shares during the period. 79.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.