iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (NYSEARCA:EFA)

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) saw unusually large options trading on Wednesday. Stock investors acquired 124,961 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 33% compared to the average volume of 93,830 call options.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 11.5% in the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 2,134,355 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $204,962,000 after acquiring an additional 219,689 shares during the last quarter. World Investment Advisors increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 64,717 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,215,000 after acquiring an additional 3,138 shares during the last quarter. Nalls Sherbakoff Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $91,000. Green Ridge Wealth Planning LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $900,000. Finally, Downshift Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $381,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of EFA traded up $3.84 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $102.19. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 12,065,896 shares, compared to its average volume of 23,977,051. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $72.76 and a 12-month high of $105.94. The stock has a market cap of $75.42 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.82. The company’s 50 day moving average is $100.31 and its 200 day moving average is $97.22.

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. The Index includes stocks from Europe, Australasia and the Far East. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.