iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF Target of Unusually Large Options Trading (NYSEARCA:EWT)

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWT) was the recipient of unusually large options trading activity on Thursday. Traders bought 9,598 call options on the stock. This is an increase of 92% compared to the typical daily volume of 4,986 call options.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Rock Creek Group LP boosted its position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 23.1% during the third quarter. Rock Creek Group LP now owns 46,220 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,941,000 after purchasing an additional 8,662 shares during the period. Causeway Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $706,000. Aberdeen Group plc bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $3,572,000. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 13,656.2% during the fourth quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 176,354 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $11,204,000 after purchasing an additional 175,072 shares during the period. Finally, Horizon Investments LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 2,191,187.5% during the fourth quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 175,303 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $11,137,000 after purchasing an additional 175,295 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF Trading Down 1.5%

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF stock traded down $1.64 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $105.26. 3,973,126 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,241,358. The stock has a market cap of $10.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.58 and a beta of 1.09. iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF has a 1-year low of $53.57 and a 1-year high of $107.40. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $86.65 and a two-hundred day moving average of $74.36.

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.