Traders Purchase Large Volume of Put Options on iShares China Large-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:FXI)

iShares China Large-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:FXI) was the recipient of some unusual options trading on Thursday. Stock traders acquired 196,159 put options on the stock. This is an increase of 67% compared to the average volume of 117,245 put options.

iShares China Large-Cap ETF Price Performance

FXI stock opened at $34.53 on Friday. iShares China Large-Cap ETF has a 1 year low of $31.19 and a 1 year high of $42.00. The company has a market cap of $4.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.78 and a beta of 0.32. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $34.49 and its 200-day moving average price is $36.55.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of FXI. Clearstead Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares China Large-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Van Den Berg Management I Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares China Large-Cap ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares China Large-Cap ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares China Large-Cap ETF by 333.5% in the 4th quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 971 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 747 shares during the period. Finally, Banque Cantonale Vaudoise purchased a new position in shares of iShares China Large-Cap ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $44,000.

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. The underlying Index is designed to represent the performance of the companies in the Chinese equity market, which are available to the international investors.