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

iShares MSCI Canada ETF (NYSEARCA:EWC) saw unusually large options trading on Tuesday. Stock investors bought 27,611 put options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 257% compared to the average daily volume of 7,734 put options.

iShares MSCI Canada ETF Trading Up 0.2%

EWC stock opened at $53.07 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $51.05 and its 200 day simple moving average is $48.55. iShares MSCI Canada ETF has a 12-month low of $36.70 and a 12-month high of $53.47. The firm has a market cap of $3.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.77 and a beta of 0.94.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Canada ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of EWC. Creative Planning boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 12,888 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $652,000 after buying an additional 245 shares during the period. Community Financial Services Group LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 1.3% in the third quarter. Community Financial Services Group LLC now owns 21,787 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,101,000 after acquiring an additional 275 shares during the period. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 6.0% in the third quarter. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. now owns 4,932 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $249,000 after acquiring an additional 278 shares during the period. Pictet North America Advisors SA grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 2.4% during the second quarter. Pictet North America Advisors SA now owns 12,247 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $566,000 after purchasing an additional 284 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CWM LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 13.5% during the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,441 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $123,000 after purchasing an additional 290 shares during the period.

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).