iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Target of Unusually High Options Trading (NYSEARCA:EFA)

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) saw unusually large options trading on Monday. Stock traders acquired 99,609 put options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 33% compared to the average volume of 74,728 put options.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 0.3 %

Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $79.67 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $78.46 and its 200-day simple moving average is $75.04. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $65.68 and a 52 week high of $80.06.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in EFA. Ironwood Wealth Management LLC. lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. Ironwood Wealth Management LLC. now owns 97,391 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,712,000 after purchasing an additional 3,265 shares during the last quarter. BluePath Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $37,000. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $200,000. Calamos Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Calamos Wealth Management LLC now owns 124,069 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $8,551,000 after purchasing an additional 800 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Baystate Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Baystate Wealth Management LLC now owns 19,255 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,327,000 after buying an additional 464 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

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.