Stock Traders Purchase High Volume of iShares MSCI Mexico ETF Put Options (NYSEARCA:EWW)

iShares MSCI Mexico ETF (NYSEARCA:EWW) saw some unusual options trading activity on Wednesday. Investors acquired 12,069 put options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 79% compared to the average daily volume of 6,759 put options.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Mexico ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. EP Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Mexico ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $206,000. CWM LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Mexico ETF by 63.5% in the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 515 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. &PARTNERS bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Mexico ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $537,000. Global Assets Advisory LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI Mexico ETF by 6,834.4% during the 1st quarter. Global Assets Advisory LLC now owns 946,963 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $65,634,000 after buying an additional 933,307 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Mexico ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $104,000.

iShares MSCI Mexico ETF Stock Down 0.8 %

Shares of NYSEARCA EWW opened at $53.34 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $1.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.53 and a beta of 0.87. iShares MSCI Mexico ETF has a twelve month low of $50.78 and a twelve month high of $71.12. The company has a 50 day moving average of $54.22 and a 200 day moving average of $59.40.

iShares MSCI Mexico ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI Mexico Capped ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares MSCI Mexico Capped Investable Market Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the MSCI Mexico IMI 25/50 Index (the Index). The Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Mexican Stock Exchange.