SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF Sees Unusually High Options Volume (NYSEARCA:FEZ)

SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF (NYSEARCA:FEZ) saw some unusual options trading activity on Tuesday. Investors bought 16,066 put options on the company. This is an increase of 143% compared to the average volume of 6,611 put options.

SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF Price Performance

Shares of FEZ traded up $0.38 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $54.69. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 606,856 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,962,949. The company’s 50 day moving average is $50.99 and its 200 day moving average is $50.77. SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF has a 12-month low of $47.11 and a 12-month high of $55.50. The stock has a market cap of $3.87 billion, a PE ratio of 15.75 and a beta of 0.97.

Institutional Trading of SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Rothschild Investment LLC grew its holdings in shares of SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF by 40.0% during the fourth quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 700 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF in the 4th quarter worth $34,000. Private Trust Co. NA increased its position in SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF by 65.2% during the 4th quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 750 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 296 shares in the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $38,000. Finally, Assetmark Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $42,000.

About SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF

SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF (the Fund) seeks to replicate as closely as possible the price and yield of the EURO STOXX 50 Index (the Index). The Index is designed to represent the performance of some of the companies across components of the 20 EURO STOXX Supersector Indexes. The EURO STOXX Supersector Indexes are subsets of the EURO STOXX Index.