iShares MSCI Canada ETF Target of Unusually Large Options Trading (NYSEARCA:EWC)

iShares MSCI Canada ETF (NYSEARCA:EWC) was the target of unusually large options trading on Friday. Stock investors acquired 10,903 put options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 456% compared to the average volume of 1,960 put options.

iShares MSCI Canada ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

EWC traded down $0.07 on Friday, reaching $37.76. The company had a trading volume of 309,599 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,072,352. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $37.57 and a 200-day moving average price of $37.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.70 billion, a PE ratio of 14.59 and a beta of 0.90. iShares MSCI Canada ETF has a 1 year low of $31.41 and a 1 year high of $38.76.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Canada ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of EWC. Donald L. Hagan LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. Donald L. Hagan LLC now owns 6,435 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $236,000 after buying an additional 291 shares during the period. Advisory Services Network LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 11,480 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $421,000 after purchasing an additional 323 shares in the last quarter. Gould Asset Management LLC CA lifted its position in iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Gould Asset Management LLC CA now owns 18,675 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $685,000 after purchasing an additional 345 shares during the period. Palisades Hudson Asset Management L.P. lifted its position in iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Palisades Hudson Asset Management L.P. now owns 37,056 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,359,000 after purchasing an additional 404 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 2.1% in the 1st quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 21,280 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $815,000 after purchasing an additional 433 shares in the last quarter.

About iShares MSCI Canada ETF

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).