iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (NYSEARCA:EFA)

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) saw some unusual options trading activity on Friday. Investors bought 254,384 call options on the company. This is an increase of 259% compared to the average volume of 70,938 call options.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $105.02 on Friday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $85.68 and a 52 week high of $105.94. The company’s 50 day moving average is $102.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is $100.11. The company has a market cap of $77.50 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Horizon Investments LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2,520.0% in the 4th quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 262 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 252 shares during the last quarter. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Scarborough Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, GoalVest Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 106.4% in the 4th quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC now owns 388 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, formerly iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of its underlying index, MSCI EAFE Index (the Index). The Index has been developed by MSCI Inc as an equity benchmark for its international stock performance. The Index includes stocks from Europe, Australasia and the Far East. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.