Global X Uranium ETF Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (NYSEARCA:URA)

Global X Uranium ETF (NYSEARCA:URA) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Monday. Stock investors purchased 111,611 call options on the company. This represents an increase of 475% compared to the average daily volume of 19,402 call options.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in URA. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Global X Uranium ETF by 1.8% in the first quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 219,563 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,032,000 after acquiring an additional 3,883 shares in the last quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC boosted its position in Global X Uranium ETF by 49.5% in the first quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 20,656 shares of the company’s stock worth $473,000 after purchasing an additional 6,838 shares during the last quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in Global X Uranium ETF by 11.7% in the first quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 111,933 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,566,000 after purchasing an additional 11,727 shares during the last quarter. MAI Capital Management bought a new position in Global X Uranium ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $37,000. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased its position in shares of Global X Uranium ETF by 4.9% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 1,129,803 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,894,000 after purchasing an additional 52,609 shares during the last quarter.

Global X Uranium ETF Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of URA traded down $0.14 on Monday, reaching $45.74. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,725,828 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,024,693. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.91 billion, a PE ratio of 37.39 and a beta of 1.10. Global X Uranium ETF has a twelve month low of $19.50 and a twelve month high of $60.51. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $47.44 and a 200-day moving average of $44.12.

About Global X Uranium ETF

The Global X Uranium ETF (URA) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in stocks based on a particular theme. The fund tracks a market-cap-weighted index of companies involved in uranium mining and the production of nuclear components. URA was launched on Nov 4, 2010 and is managed by Global X.