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

iShares China Large-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:FXI) was the recipient of unusually large options trading activity on Thursday. Stock traders acquired 498,959 call options on the company. This is an increase of 237% compared to the average volume of 147,876 call options.

iShares China Large-Cap ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:FXI opened at $39.99 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $39.71 and its 200-day moving average price is $37.04. The company has a market capitalization of $6.83 billion, a PE ratio of 10.78 and a beta of 0.44. iShares China Large-Cap ETF has a 1-year low of $28.41 and a 1-year high of $42.00.

Institutional Trading of iShares China Large-Cap ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of FXI. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its holdings in 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 worth $59,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank raised its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 304 shares during the last quarter. Verity Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in iShares China Large-Cap ETF by 2.2% during the first quarter. Verity Asset Management Inc. now owns 16,229 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $582,000 after purchasing an additional 349 shares during the last quarter. ABLE Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in iShares China Large-Cap ETF by 3.8% during the third quarter. ABLE Financial Group LLC now owns 9,553 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $393,000 after purchasing an additional 351 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wedbush Securities Inc. raised its holdings in iShares China Large-Cap ETF by 4.8% during the second quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 8,117 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $298,000 after purchasing an additional 369 shares during the last quarter.

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.