Investors Buy High Volume of Call Options on iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:EEM)

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:EEM) saw some unusual options trading activity on Monday. Investors purchased 7,162,662 call options on the stock. This is an increase of 4,065% compared to the typical daily volume of 171,974 call options.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 369.7% during the 3rd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 465 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 366 shares in the last quarter. Tompkins Financial Corp bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Maseco LLP acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 101.3% during the 3rd quarter. BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC now owns 571 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 46,071 shares during the period. Finally, Richardson Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $33,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.39% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Trading Down 0.3%

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF stock traded down $0.16 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $54.08. The company had a trading volume of 28,969,241 shares, compared to its average volume of 26,077,855. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $54.49 and a 200 day simple moving average of $51.27. The company has a market cap of $20.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.46 and a beta of 0.64. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $38.19 and a fifty-two week high of $56.31.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, formerly iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund (the Fund), seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of publicly traded equity securities in global emerging markets, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (the Index).