iShares MSCI Mexico ETF Target of Unusually Large Options Trading (NYSEARCA:EWW)

iShares MSCI Mexico ETF (NYSEARCA:EWW) was the recipient of unusually large options trading on Tuesday. Stock traders acquired 16,533 put options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 66% compared to the typical volume of 9,986 put options.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. &PARTNERS boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Mexico ETF by 39.4% during the 2nd quarter. &PARTNERS now owns 10,805 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $612,000 after buying an additional 3,056 shares during the last quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Mexico ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $74,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. bought a new position in iShares MSCI Mexico ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $1,219,000. Bank of Montreal Can increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Mexico ETF by 457.2% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 91,302 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,169,000 after purchasing an additional 74,916 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Mexico ETF by 4,737.1% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,693 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $96,000 after purchasing an additional 1,658 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Mexico ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

NYSEARCA EWW opened at $49.14 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $52.82 and its 200-day moving average is $56.11. The company has a market capitalization of $1.50 billion, a PE ratio of 13.53 and a beta of 0.87. iShares MSCI Mexico ETF has a 12-month low of $48.65 and a 12-month high of $71.12.

iShares MSCI Mexico ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI Mexico Capped ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares MSCI Mexico Capped Investable Market Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the MSCI Mexico IMI 25/50 Index (the Index). The Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Mexican Stock Exchange.