Investors Buy High Volume of Call Options on iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:EEM)

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:EEM) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Monday. Traders bought 7,162,662 call options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 4,065% compared to the typical daily volume of 171,974 call options.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Pandora Wealth Inc. grew its position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 15.4% during the 2nd quarter. Pandora Wealth Inc. now owns 9,641 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $465,000 after purchasing an additional 1,290 shares during the last quarter. Endowment Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 24.7% in the second quarter. Endowment Wealth Management Inc. now owns 37,084 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,789,000 after purchasing an additional 7,352 shares during the period. Allianz SE boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 2.9% in the 2nd quarter. Allianz SE now owns 374,750 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $18,078,000 after purchasing an additional 10,656 shares in the last quarter. Allium Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 108.0% during the 2nd quarter. Allium Financial Advisors LLC now owns 82,068 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,959,000 after purchasing an additional 42,613 shares during the period. Finally, AE Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 22,280.1% during the 2nd quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 70,721 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,412,000 after buying an additional 70,405 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 81.39% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of EEM stock opened at $54.08 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $20.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.46 and a beta of 0.64. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF has a 1 year low of $38.19 and a 1 year high of $56.31. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $54.48 and a 200-day moving average price of $51.33.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, formerly iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund (the Fund), seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of publicly traded equity securities in global emerging markets, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (the Index).