iShares MSCI Canada ETF Target of Unusually Large Options Trading (NYSEARCA:EWC)

iShares MSCI Canada ETF (NYSEARCA:EWC) was the target of unusually large options trading activity on Monday. Traders acquired 30,012 put options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 335% compared to the typical daily volume of 6,899 put options.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MSCI Canada ETF

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Family Firm Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 1.0% in the second quarter. Family Firm Inc. now owns 28,791 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,068,000 after purchasing an additional 275 shares during the last quarter. Caprock Group LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 2.8% in the second quarter. Caprock Group LLC now owns 10,774 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $400,000 after acquiring an additional 290 shares during the last quarter. Syntrinsic LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 26.0% during the second quarter. Syntrinsic LLC now owns 1,494 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 308 shares in the last quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 7,903 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $328,000 after purchasing an additional 342 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CWM LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 18.7% during the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,346 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $87,000 after purchasing an additional 370 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Canada ETF Stock Performance

iShares MSCI Canada ETF stock opened at $43.00 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI Canada ETF has a fifty-two week low of $34.74 and a fifty-two week high of $43.28. The stock has a market cap of $3.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.59 and a beta of 0.90. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $41.81 and its 200-day moving average price is $39.64.

About iShares MSCI Canada ETF

iShares MSCI Canada ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares MSCI Canada 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 publicly traded securities in the Canadian market, as measured by the MSCI Canada Index (the Index).