Investors Buy High Volume of iShares MSCI Mexico ETF Call Options (NYSEARCA:EWW)

iShares MSCI Mexico ETF (NYSEARCA:EWW) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Wednesday. Stock traders bought 11,251 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of 86% compared to the average daily volume of 6,049 call options.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MSCI Mexico ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Principal Securities Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Mexico ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Pacifica Partners Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Mexico ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $34,000. CWM LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Mexico ETF by 63.5% in the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 515 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Mexico ETF during the first quarter worth $74,000. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Mexico ETF by 4,737.1% during 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 acquiring an additional 1,658 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Mexico ETF Price Performance

Shares of EWW traded down $0.68 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $55.33. The stock had a trading volume of 1,088,675 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,391,036. iShares MSCI Mexico ETF has a 52 week low of $50.84 and a 52 week high of $71.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.53 and a beta of 0.87. The company’s fifty day moving average is $56.97 and its two-hundred day moving average is $63.12.

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.