Investors Buy Large Volume of Put Options on iShares China Large-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:FXI)

iShares China Large-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:FXI) saw some unusual options trading activity on Thursday. Investors purchased 449,139 put options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 39% compared to the typical volume of 323,101 put options.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares China Large-Cap ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of FXI. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares China Large-Cap ETF by 155.5% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 45,179,878 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,087,480,000 after acquiring an additional 27,495,924 shares during the last quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd bought a new position in iShares China Large-Cap ETF during the third quarter valued at about $279,664,000. OLD Mission Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares China Large-Cap ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $143,233,000. Bank of Montreal Can raised its holdings in iShares China Large-Cap ETF by 439.9% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 6,562,802 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $170,567,000 after acquiring an additional 5,347,265 shares during the period. Finally, Natixis increased its holdings in iShares China Large-Cap ETF by 37,868.2% during the 1st quarter. Natixis now owns 2,166,763 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $52,154,000 after acquiring an additional 2,172,500 shares during the period.

iShares China Large-Cap ETF Stock Performance

iShares China Large-Cap ETF stock traded up $0.09 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $30.04. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 4,513,737 shares, compared to its average volume of 47,280,805. iShares China Large-Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $20.86 and a 12 month high of $37.50. The company has a market capitalization of $5.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.31 and a beta of 0.99. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $30.77 and its 200 day simple moving average is $28.01.

About iShares China Large-Cap ETF

iShares China Large-Cap ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the FTSE China 25 Index (the Underlying Index). The Fund’s portfolio of sectors include Financials, Telecommunication, Oil & gas, Technology and Consumer goods.