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

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:EEM) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Friday. Stock investors purchased 423,258 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of 47% compared to the average volume of 287,983 call options.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EEM opened at $42.72 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $42.68 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $43.45. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF has a one year low of $38.26 and a one year high of $47.44.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Covenant Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 3,291.7% during the 3rd quarter. Covenant Partners LLC now owns 814 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 790 shares during the last quarter. Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $37,000. Creative Capital Management Investments LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Atmos Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Finally, CarsonAllaria Wealth Management Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 40.0% during the 4th quarter. CarsonAllaria Wealth Management Ltd. now owns 1,221 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $51,000 after acquiring an additional 349 shares during the period. 81.39% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

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).