Stock Traders Purchase High Volume of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Put Options (NYSEARCA:EFA)

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) was the recipient of unusually large options trading on Monday. Stock traders acquired 135,065 put options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 104% compared to the typical volume of 66,271 put options.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EFA traded down $0.73 on Monday, reaching $81.73. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 25,560,529 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,396,422. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $81.57 and a 200 day simple moving average of $80.01. The company has a market cap of $57.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.21 and a beta of 0.86. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $73.91 and a 52-week high of $85.19.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. AllSquare Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 92.7% in the 4th quarter. AllSquare Wealth Management LLC now owns 395 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 190 shares during the period. Parkworth Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth $32,000. Park Square Financial Group LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $33,000. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $36,000. Finally, Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $36,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

About iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, formerly iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of its underlying index, MSCI EAFE Index (the Index). The Index has been developed by MSCI Inc as an equity benchmark for its international stock performance.