Investors Purchase High Volume of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF Call Options (NYSEARCA:EWT)

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWT) was the recipient of unusually large options trading on Monday. Investors bought 3,176 call options on the company. This represents an increase of 302% compared to the typical volume of 790 call options.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Solstein Capital LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 1,660.7% in the 4th quarter. Solstein Capital LLC now owns 493 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 465 shares during the last quarter. Huntington National Bank raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 60,000.0% in the fourth quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 601 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 600 shares during the last quarter. Summit Securities Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in the fourth quarter worth $45,000. Greykasell Wealth Strategies Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in the fourth quarter worth $49,000. Finally, Triumph Capital Management acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF during the third quarter worth $55,000.

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EWT opened at $73.18 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF has a 52 week low of $39.44 and a 52 week high of $74.50. The company has a market capitalization of $8.23 billion, a PE ratio of 17.58 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $67.42 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $64.77.

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF Company Profile

Ishares MSCI Taiwan Index Fund (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 MSCI Taiwan IndexSM (the Index). The Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.