Traders Buy High Volume of iShares MSCI Germany ETF Put Options (NYSEARCA:EWG)

iShares MSCI Germany ETF (NYSEARCA:EWG) saw unusually large options trading on Monday. Stock traders acquired 6,066 put options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 43% compared to the average daily volume of 4,237 put options.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MSCI Germany ETF

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. GTS Securities LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 118.7% in the fourth quarter. GTS Securities LLC now owns 31,559 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,004,000 after purchasing an additional 200,080 shares during the period. Two Sigma Investments LP acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $347,000. Point72 Europe London LLP purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $5,842,000. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 21.5% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 181,637 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,780,000 after buying an additional 32,188 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 132.3% in the 4th 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 period.

iShares MSCI Germany ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA EWG opened at $37.08 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $36.49 and a 200-day simple moving average of $33.93. The company has a market cap of $1.66 billion, a PE ratio of 19.33 and a beta of 1.13. iShares MSCI Germany ETF has a 12 month low of $29.28 and a 12 month high of $39.36.

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).