iShares MSCI Canada ETF Sees Unusually High Options Volume (NYSEARCA:EWC)

iShares MSCI Canada ETF (NYSEARCA:EWC) was the recipient of unusually large options trading activity on Friday. Stock traders acquired 65,141 put options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 981% compared to the typical volume of 6,025 put options.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Lunt Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Canada ETF during the third quarter valued at about $216,000. Richardson Financial Services Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 9.4% in the third quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 4,362 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $181,000 after acquiring an additional 374 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 21.4% in the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 9,659 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $401,000 after acquiring an additional 1,705 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Canada ETF in the third quarter valued at about $9,475,000. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 4,007.9% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 76,612 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,181,000 after acquiring an additional 74,747 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Canada ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EWC opened at $41.18 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $40.85 and a 200-day simple moving average of $38.81. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.59 and a beta of 0.90. iShares MSCI Canada ETF has a 52 week low of $31.41 and a 52 week high of $42.17.

iShares MSCI Canada ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI Canada ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares MSCI Canada Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). 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 Canadian market, as measured by the MSCI Canada Index (the Index).