iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF Sees Unusually High Options Volume (NYSEARCA:EWT)

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWT) saw some unusual options trading on Tuesday. Stock traders acquired 8,763 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 41% compared to the typical daily volume of 6,204 call options.

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF Trading Down 4.8%

Shares of EWT traded down $5.11 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $102.16. 2,630,608 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,340,925. The company has a market capitalization of $10.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.58 and a beta of 1.08. iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF has a 52 week low of $57.42 and a 52 week high of $112.78. The company’s 50 day moving average is $99.85 and its two-hundred day moving average is $80.97.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise now owns 37,937 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,414,000 after purchasing an additional 158 shares during the period. Vident Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 2.1% during the third quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 8,069 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $513,000 after buying an additional 168 shares in the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 3.6% during the second quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 5,065 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $291,000 after buying an additional 178 shares in the last quarter. Boltwood Capital Management grew its position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Boltwood Capital Management now owns 9,900 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $629,000 after buying an additional 250 shares during the period. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF by 27.4% during the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,364 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $87,000 after buying an additional 293 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF Company Profile

Ishares MSCI Taiwan Index Fund (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 MSCI Taiwan IndexSM (the Index). The Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.