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

SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF (NYSEARCA:FEZ) was the target of some unusual options trading activity on Wednesday. Stock traders bought 40,227 put options on the stock. This is an increase of 394% compared to the average volume of 8,151 put options.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in FEZ. Rothschild Investment LLC raised its position 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 purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $34,000. Private Trust Co. NA boosted its position in shares of SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF by 65.2% during the fourth quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 750 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 296 shares during the period. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $38,000. Finally, US Bancorp DE raised its position in SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF by 38.5% in the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 831 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 231 shares during the last quarter.

SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF Stock Down 1.8 %

Shares of FEZ stock opened at $56.35 on Thursday. SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF has a 12 month low of $47.11 and a 12 month high of $57.68. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $53.48 and a 200 day moving average price of $51.32. The firm has a market cap of $4.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.37 and a beta of 1.09.

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.