iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF Sees Unusually High Options Volume (NYSEARCA:EWH)

iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF (NYSEARCA:EWH) saw unusually large options trading on Monday. Stock traders bought 15,237 put options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 1,569% compared to the typical daily volume of 913 put options.

iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of NYSEARCA EWH opened at $17.51 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $635.61 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.83 and a beta of 0.50. iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF has a twelve month low of $14.64 and a twelve month high of $20.37. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $17.24 and a 200-day simple moving average of $17.36.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in EWH. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF by 55.2% during the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,311 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 1,178 shares during the period. Barclays PLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $57,000. Crestline Management LP acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $87,000. USA Financial Formulas acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $150,000. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF by 1,823.9% in the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 10,389 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $194,000 after buying an additional 9,849 shares in the last quarter. 50.59% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index Fund, formerly Shares MSCI Hong Kong ETF, (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 Hong Kong market, as measured by the MSCI Hong Kong Index (the Index).