iShares MSCI Germany ETF Target of Unusually Large Options Trading (NYSEARCA:EWG)

iShares MSCI Germany ETF (NYSEARCA:EWG) was the target of unusually large options trading on Monday. Stock investors purchased 15,082 put options on the stock. This is an increase of 419% compared to the typical daily volume of 2,907 put options.

iShares MSCI Germany ETF Trading Down 2.4 %

NYSEARCA:EWG traded down $0.95 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $37.87. 2,260,372 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,597,267. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.62 and a beta of 1.13. iShares MSCI Germany ETF has a 12-month low of $29.27 and a 12-month high of $39.19. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $34.63 and its 200-day moving average is $33.26.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Germany ETF

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 3,082.0% during the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 1,056,353 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $33,613,000 after acquiring an additional 1,023,155 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 132.3% during the 4th quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 732,785 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $23,317,000 after acquiring an additional 417,382 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 266,926 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $8,494,000 after acquiring an additional 9,031 shares during the period. Main Management ETF Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 14.2% during the 3rd quarter. Main Management ETF Advisors LLC now owns 263,660 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,922,000 after purchasing an additional 32,865 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Optiver Holding B.V. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 121.6% in the fourth quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. now owns 256,373 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $8,158,000 after purchasing an additional 140,698 shares during the last quarter.

About iShares MSCI Germany ETF

iShares MSCI Germany ETF, formerly iShares MSCI Germany Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the German market, as measured by the MSCI Germany Index (the Index).