Traders Purchase High Volume of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF Call Options (BATS:EFV)

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (BATS:EFV) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Friday. Stock investors purchased 15,851 call options on the company. This is an increase of 4,303% compared to the average daily volume of 360 call options.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in EFV. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $35,000. Wagner Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $40,000. JNBA Financial Advisors purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $42,000. PSI Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 1,025.3% in the fourth quarter. PSI Advisors LLC now owns 934 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 851 shares during the period. Finally, Bellwether Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $65,000.

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF Trading Up 14.7 %

Shares of EFV traded up $7.69 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $59.95. 1,563,780 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,555,006. The firm has a market cap of $20.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.02 and a beta of 0.82. iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF has a 12-month low of $51.05 and a 12-month high of $60.86. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $56.46 and its 200 day moving average price is $55.50.

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares MSCI EAFE Value Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI EAFE Value Index. The Index is a subset of the MSCI EAFE Index and constituents of the Index include securities from Europe, Australasia (Australia and Asia), and the Far East.