iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF Sees Unusually High Options Volume (NYSEARCA:EWT)

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWT) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Monday. Investors acquired 3,176 call options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 302% compared to the typical daily volume of 790 call options.

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA EWT opened at $75.73 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF has a 1 year low of $39.44 and a 1 year high of $76.13. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.58 and a beta of 0.94. The company’s 50-day moving average is $67.71 and its 200 day moving average is $64.88.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in EWT. Solstein Capital LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 1,660.7% during the fourth quarter. Solstein Capital LLC now owns 493 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 465 shares during the period. Huntington National Bank grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 60,000.0% in the 4th quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 601 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 600 shares during the period. Summit Securities Group LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $45,000. Greykasell Wealth Strategies Inc. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $49,000. Finally, Triumph Capital Management purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $55,000.

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF Company Profile

Ishares MSCI Taiwan Index Fund (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 MSCI Taiwan IndexSM (the Index). The Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.