Global X Uranium ETF Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (NYSEARCA:URA)

Global X Uranium ETF (NYSEARCA:URA) saw unusually large options trading on Friday. Investors purchased 34,428 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of 200% compared to the average daily volume of 11,487 call options.

Global X Uranium ETF Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of URA traded up $0.25 on Friday, hitting $45.95. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,499,975 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,310,781. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $42.99 and its 200-day moving average price is $48.04. Global X Uranium ETF has a fifty-two week low of $37.18 and a fifty-two week high of $62.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.39 and a beta of 1.17.

Institutional Trading of Global X Uranium ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Phoenix Financial Ltd. bought a new stake in Global X Uranium ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $90,486,000. Group One Trading LLC boosted its holdings in Global X Uranium ETF by 226.7% during the first quarter. Group One Trading LLC now owns 1,751,918 shares of the company’s stock worth $84,845,000 after purchasing an additional 1,215,634 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its position in Global X Uranium ETF by 38.4% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 3,550,762 shares of the company’s stock valued at $151,724,000 after purchasing an additional 985,807 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in Global X Uranium ETF by 17.3% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 6,432,719 shares of the company’s stock valued at $311,537,000 after buying an additional 947,320 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Millennium Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Global X Uranium ETF by 7,374.0% in the 4th quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 794,482 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,948,000 after acquiring an additional 783,852 shares in the last quarter.

Global X Uranium ETF Company Profile

The Global X Uranium ETF (URA) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in stocks based on a particular theme. The fund tracks a market-cap-weighted index of companies involved in uranium mining and the production of nuclear components. URA was launched on Nov 4, 2010 and is managed by Global X.