Traders Purchase Large Volume of iShares MSCI Mexico ETF Call Options (NYSEARCA:EWW)

iShares MSCI Mexico ETF (NYSEARCA:EWW) saw unusually large options trading on Wednesday. Traders acquired 11,251 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 86% compared to the average volume of 6,049 call options.

iShares MSCI Mexico ETF Stock Down 1.2 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:EWW traded down $0.68 on Wednesday, hitting $55.33. 1,088,675 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,391,036. The company has a market cap of $1.69 billion, a PE ratio of 13.53 and a beta of 0.87. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $56.97 and a 200-day simple moving average of $63.12. iShares MSCI Mexico ETF has a 52 week low of $50.84 and a 52 week high of $71.12.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Mexico ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $343,000. Cerity Partners LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI Mexico ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $202,000. NewSquare Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Mexico ETF by 245.6% in the 4th quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 85,354 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,791,000 after buying an additional 60,659 shares in the last quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Mexico ETF by 5.2% in the 4th quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. now owns 5,106 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $346,000 after buying an additional 253 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Mexico ETF by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management LLC now owns 22,273 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,511,000 after buying an additional 880 shares in the last quarter.

About iShares MSCI Mexico ETF

iShares MSCI Mexico Capped ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares MSCI Mexico Capped Investable Market Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the MSCI Mexico IMI 25/50 Index (the Index). The Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Mexican Stock Exchange.