iShares MSCI Germany ETF Sees Unusually High Options Volume (NYSEARCA:EWG)

iShares MSCI Germany ETF (NYSEARCA:EWG) saw unusually large options trading activity on Thursday. Traders purchased 7,056 call options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 161% compared to the average volume of 2,701 call options.

iShares MSCI Germany ETF Trading Up 0.4 %

NYSEARCA EWG traded up $0.15 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $38.68. 6,209,791 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,508,043. iShares MSCI Germany ETF has a 52 week low of $29.27 and a 52 week high of $39.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.62 and a beta of 1.13. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $34.37 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $33.16.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Creative Capital Management Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $33,000. Barclays PLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 22,660.0% during the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 1,138 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 1,133 shares during the period. Crowley Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $62,000. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 193.8% in the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 2,706 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $86,000 after purchasing an additional 1,785 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Germany ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI Germany ETF, formerly iShares MSCI Germany Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the German market, as measured by the MSCI Germany Index (the Index).