iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Sees Unusually High Options Volume (NYSEARCA:EEM)

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:EEM) saw some unusual options trading on Friday. Investors acquired 234,837 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 28% compared to the typical volume of 182,968 call options.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Trading Down 1.8 %

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF stock traded down $0.78 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $41.78. 32,349,266 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 27,769,082. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF has a 52 week low of $36.38 and a 52 week high of $44.64. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $42.91 and its 200 day simple moving average is $42.03.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of EEM. MMA Asset Management LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 8.3% during the fourth quarter. MMA Asset Management LLC now owns 84,410 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,341,000 after acquiring an additional 6,472 shares during the last quarter. FineMark National Bank & Trust lifted its position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 6.6% during the fourth quarter. FineMark National Bank & Trust now owns 353,459 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $14,213,000 after acquiring an additional 21,790 shares during the last quarter. Harvest Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Harvest Investment Advisors LLC now owns 114,144 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,590,000 after acquiring an additional 1,145 shares during the last quarter. IronBridge Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $5,961,000. Finally, Sei Investments Co. lifted its position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 166.1% during the first quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 194,338 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $7,983,000 after acquiring an additional 121,314 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 81.39% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, formerly iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund (the Fund), seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of publicly traded equity securities in global emerging markets, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (the Index).