iShares China Large-Cap ETF Target of Unusually High Options Trading (NYSEARCA:FXI)

iShares China Large-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:FXI) saw unusually large options trading activity on Friday. Stock investors bought 355,253 put options on the stock. This is an increase of 64% compared to the average volume of 217,070 put options.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FXI. Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc. raised its stake in iShares China Large-Cap ETF by 108.4% in the fourth quarter. Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc. now owns 921 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 479 shares in the last quarter. HM Payson & Co. purchased a new stake in iShares China Large-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Franklin Resources Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares China Large-Cap ETF in the third quarter worth $31,000. Millstone Evans Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares China Large-Cap ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $48,000. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares China Large-Cap ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $53,000.

iShares China Large-Cap ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:FXI opened at $32.74 on Friday. iShares China Large-Cap ETF has a 1 year low of $23.62 and a 1 year high of $38.73. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $35.12 and its 200 day moving average is $32.44. The company has a market cap of $6.90 billion, a PE ratio of 10.21 and a beta of 0.28.

iShares China Large-Cap ETF Company Profile

iShares China Large-Cap ETF (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 FTSE China 25 Index (the Underlying Index). The Fund’s portfolio of sectors include Financials, Telecommunication, Oil & gas, Technology and Consumer goods.