iShares MSCI Mexico ETF Target of Unusually Large Options Trading (NYSEARCA:EWW)

iShares MSCI Mexico ETF (NYSEARCA:EWW) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Tuesday. Investors purchased 16,533 put options on the stock. This is an increase of 66% compared to the average daily volume of 9,986 put options.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Mexico ETF

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. &PARTNERS increased its position in iShares MSCI Mexico ETF by 39.4% in the second quarter. &PARTNERS now owns 10,805 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $612,000 after purchasing an additional 3,056 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Mexico ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $74,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Mexico ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $1,219,000. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Mexico ETF by 457.2% in the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 91,302 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,169,000 after buying an additional 74,916 shares during the period. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Mexico ETF by 4,737.1% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,693 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $96,000 after buying an additional 1,658 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Mexico ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EWW opened at $49.14 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $1.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.53 and a beta of 0.87. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $52.82 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $56.11. iShares MSCI Mexico ETF has a 52-week low of $48.65 and a 52-week high of $71.12.

iShares MSCI Mexico ETF Company Profile

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.