iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (NYSEARCA:EWH)

iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF (NYSEARCA:EWH) saw some unusual options trading on Monday. Traders bought 15,237 put options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 1,569% compared to the average volume of 913 put options.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in EWH. Bank of Montreal Can grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 83,928 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,398,000 after purchasing an additional 623 shares in the last quarter. Idaho Trust Bank raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Idaho Trust Bank now owns 28,840 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $480,000 after acquiring an additional 882 shares in the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF by 55.2% during the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,311 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $55,000 after buying an additional 1,178 shares during the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. raised its stake in iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 334,214 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,568,000 after acquiring an additional 1,531 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GenTrust LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF by 9.4% in the 4th quarter. GenTrust LLC now owns 18,691 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $311,000 after purchasing an additional 1,600 shares during the period. 50.59% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF Trading Down 0.3 %

NYSEARCA EWH traded down $0.05 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $17.51. The company had a trading volume of 3,180,295 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,819,617. The stock has a market capitalization of $635.61 million, a P/E ratio of 15.83 and a beta of 0.50. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $17.22 and a 200 day moving average of $17.34. iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF has a 1-year low of $14.64 and a 1-year high of $20.37.

iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index Fund, formerly Shares MSCI Hong Kong ETF, (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the Hong Kong market, as measured by the MSCI Hong Kong Index (the Index).