iShares China Large-Cap ETF Sees Unusually High Options Volume (NYSEARCA:FXI)

iShares China Large-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:FXI) was the target of unusually large options trading activity on Thursday. Stock investors bought 262,917 call options on the company. This represents an increase of 65% compared to the average daily volume of 158,963 call options.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares China Large-Cap ETF

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FXI. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares China Large-Cap ETF by 22.2% during the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,650 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $59,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank grew its holdings in shares of iShares China Large-Cap ETF by 1.9% during the first quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 15,946 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $573,000 after buying an additional 304 shares during the last quarter. Verity Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares China Large-Cap ETF by 2.2% during the 1st quarter. Verity Asset Management Inc. now owns 16,229 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $582,000 after acquiring an additional 349 shares in the last quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares China Large-Cap ETF by 4.8% during the 2nd quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 8,117 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $298,000 after buying an additional 369 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in iShares China Large-Cap ETF by 5.1% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 8,402 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $301,000 after buying an additional 406 shares during the last quarter.

iShares China Large-Cap ETF Stock Performance

FXI stock opened at $40.74 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $6.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.78 and a beta of 0.44. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $38.18 and a 200 day simple moving average of $36.33. iShares China Large-Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $25.55 and a 52 week high of $40.74.

iShares China Large-Cap ETF Company Profile

iShares China Large-Cap ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the FTSE China 25 Index (the Underlying Index). The Fund’s portfolio of sectors include Financials, Telecommunication, Oil & gas, Technology and Consumer goods.