iShares MSCI Germany ETF Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (NYSEARCA:EWG)

iShares MSCI Germany ETF (NYSEARCA:EWG) saw some unusual options trading on Monday. Stock traders bought 15,082 put options on the stock. This is an increase of 419% compared to the average daily volume of 2,907 put options.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI Germany ETF

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of EWG. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 3,082.0% during the fourth quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 1,056,353 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $33,613,000 after purchasing an additional 1,023,155 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 132.3% during the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 732,785 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $23,317,000 after buying an additional 417,382 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 9,031 shares during the period. Main Management ETF Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 14.2% in 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 acquiring an additional 32,865 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Optiver Holding B.V. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 121.6% in the 4th quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. now owns 256,373 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,158,000 after acquiring an additional 140,698 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Germany ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of EWG stock opened at $37.74 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $1.12 billion, a price-to-earnings 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 stock has a 50-day moving average price of $34.75 and a 200 day moving average price of $33.30.

iShares MSCI Germany ETF Company Profile

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).