iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Sees Unusually High Options Volume (NYSEARCA:EEM)

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:EEM) saw some unusual options trading activity on Wednesday. Stock investors bought 283,709 put options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 18% compared to the typical volume of 240,969 put options.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:EEM traded up $0.35 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $45.54. The stock had a trading volume of 25,018,137 shares, compared to its average volume of 28,716,678. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $43.96 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $42.85. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF has a one year low of $36.38 and a one year high of $47.44.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Fairscale Capital LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in the second quarter worth $26,000. Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Innealta Capital LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Jamison Private Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 836.5% during the 2nd quarter. Jamison Private Wealth Management Inc. now owns 974 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 870 shares during the period. Finally, Clean Yield Group bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in the second quarter worth $43,000. Institutional investors own 81.39% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, formerly iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund (the Fund), seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of publicly traded equity securities in global emerging markets, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (the Index).