iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Target of Unusually Large Options Trading (NYSEARCA:EWY)

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) saw some unusual options trading on Friday. Stock investors purchased 135,744 put options on the stock. This is an increase of 221% compared to the typical daily volume of 42,255 put options.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of EWY. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Nvwm LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Intesa Sanpaolo Wealth Management bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the fourth quarter worth $31,000. Berbice Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF during the fourth quarter worth $34,000. Finally, Strategic Advocates LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $38,000. Institutional investors own 49.22% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Stock Up 0.1%

NYSEARCA:EWY traded up $0.10 on Friday, reaching $125.84. The stock had a trading volume of 39,356,607 shares, compared to its average volume of 17,308,273. The company has a market capitalization of $12.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 1.22. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $121.30 and a 200-day moving average price of $98.21. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 1-year low of $48.49 and a 1-year high of $154.22.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI South Korea Capped ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Korea 25/50 Index (the Index). The Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Stock Market Division of the Korean Exchange. The Index is a free-float adjusted market capitalization weighted index with a capping methodology applied to issuer weights so that no issuer of a component exceeds 25% of the Index weight and all issuers with weight above 5% do not exceed 50% of the Index weight.