iShares China Large-Cap ETF Sees Unusually High Options Volume (NYSEARCA:FXI)

iShares China Large-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:FXI) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Thursday. Stock traders bought 343,215 put options on the company. This represents an increase of 184% compared to the average volume of 120,672 put options.

iShares China Large-Cap ETF Price Performance

Shares of FXI traded down $0.68 on Thursday, hitting $31.68. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 44,045,902 shares, compared to its average volume of 32,212,887. The company has a market capitalization of $5.23 billion, a PE ratio of 10.78 and a beta of 0.30. iShares China Large-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $31.49 and a fifty-two week high of $42.00. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $35.83 and a 200 day moving average price of $37.23.

Institutional Trading of iShares China Large-Cap ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in FXI. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares China Large-Cap ETF by 9.8% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 3,367 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $121,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares China Large-Cap ETF by 3.5% during the third quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. now owns 9,138 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $376,000 after purchasing an additional 312 shares during the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB grew its stake in shares of iShares China Large-Cap ETF by 7.3% during the third quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 4,724 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $194,000 after purchasing an additional 321 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its holdings in shares of iShares China Large-Cap ETF by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 11,417 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $437,000 after purchasing an additional 324 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Savvy Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares China Large-Cap ETF by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. Savvy Advisors Inc. now owns 8,784 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $336,000 after purchasing an additional 346 shares in the last quarter.

iShares China Large-Cap ETF Company Profile

iShares China Large-Cap ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the FTSE China 25 Index (the Underlying Index). The Fund’s portfolio of sectors include Financials, Telecommunication, Oil & gas, Technology and Consumer goods. The underlying Index is designed to represent the performance of the companies in the Chinese equity market, which are available to the international investors.