iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF Target of Unusually Large Options Trading (BATS:EFV)

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (BATS:EFV) was the target of unusually large options trading activity on Monday. Stock investors bought 13,452 call options on the company. Thisrepresentsanincreaseof2,703% compared to the average volume of 480 call options.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EFV. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 312.7% in the first quarter. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC now owns 421 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 319 shares in the last quarter. Atwood & Palmer Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. IMG Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $27,000. Trust Co. of Vermont grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 59.7% in the 1st quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 479 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 179 shares during the period. Finally, Crewe Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $29,000.

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF Stock Up 28.4%

Shares of BATS:EFV opened at $67.08 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF has a 12 month low of $51.05 and a 12 month high of $66.83. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $64.03 and its 200 day simple moving average is $60.92. The firm has a market cap of $27.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.17 and a beta of 0.73.

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.