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

iShares China Large-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:FXI) was the target of some unusual options trading activity on Thursday. Investors acquired 353,002 call options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 173% compared to the average daily volume of 129,502 call options.

iShares China Large-Cap ETF Trading Down 0.4%

NYSEARCA:FXI traded down $0.15 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $37.34. 17,861,074 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 32,565,047. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $36.38 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $38.34. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.78 and a beta of 0.32. iShares China Large-Cap ETF has a 1 year low of $34.73 and a 1 year high of $42.00.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares China Large-Cap ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Clearstead Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares China Large-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Van Den Berg Management I Inc. bought a new position in iShares China Large-Cap ETF in the 4th quarter worth $27,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares China Large-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $32,000. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares China Large-Cap ETF by 333.5% in the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 971 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 747 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Banque Cantonale Vaudoise purchased a new stake in iShares China Large-Cap ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $44,000.

About iShares China Large-Cap ETF

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.