iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Sees Unusually High Options Volume (NYSEARCA:EFA)

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) was the recipient of unusually large options trading on Wednesday. Stock traders acquired 124,961 call options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 33% compared to the typical volume of 93,830 call options.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of EFA. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 11.5% in the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 2,134,355 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $204,962,000 after purchasing an additional 219,689 shares in the last quarter. World Investment Advisors raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 64,717 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,215,000 after purchasing an additional 3,138 shares in the last quarter. Nalls Sherbakoff Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $91,000. Green Ridge Wealth Planning LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $900,000. Finally, Downshift Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $381,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 3.9%

NYSEARCA EFA opened at $102.19 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $75.42 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.82. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $72.76 and a fifty-two week high of $105.94. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $100.33 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $97.26.

About iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, formerly iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of its underlying index, MSCI EAFE Index (the Index). The Index has been developed by MSCI Inc as an equity benchmark for its international stock performance. The Index includes stocks from Europe, Australasia and the Far East. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.