iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF Target of Unusually High Options Trading (BATS:EFV)

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (BATS:EFV) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Monday. Traders purchased 14,114 call options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 2,256% compared to the average daily volume of 599 call options.

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of BATS:EFV traded up $0.52 on Monday, reaching $72.39. 1,792,068 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,532,070. iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF has a twelve month low of $51.87 and a twelve month high of $80.14. The company has a fifty day moving average of $75.81 and a 200-day moving average of $71.81. The company has a market capitalization of $29.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.17 and a beta of 0.73.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. J. Derek Lewis & Associates Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF during the 4th quarter worth $1,097,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF during the 4th quarter worth $2,771,000. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 11.5% in the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 544,717 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,898,000 after buying an additional 56,203 shares in the last quarter. Lane Brothers & Co. Inc. bought a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $517,000. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF by 8.5% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 219,032 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,643,000 after acquiring an additional 17,235 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares MSCI EAFE Value Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI EAFE Value Index. The Index is a subset of the MSCI EAFE Index and constituents of the Index include securities from Europe, Australasia (Australia and Asia), and the Far East. The Fund invests in sectors, such as financials, energy, healthcare, telecommunication services, industrials, utilities, consumer discretionary, materials, information technology and consumer staples.