Stock Traders Buy Large Volume of Call Options on iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSEARCA:EWZ)

The company was the subject of an unusually large volume of options trading Friday. The company was the target of 306,777 calls options purchased by stock traders. This is an increase of about 55% over the average daily volume of call options of 198 374.

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF Price Performance

During Friday's trading hours, the price of the stock rose $0.66 to $30.38. The company's shares changed hands 27,990,277 times, compared with its average volume, 25,614,805. The company has a $4.82 billion market cap, a P/E of 5.86, and a beta value of 0.97. Recently, several large investors changed their positions on the company. Jane Street Group LLC increased its holdings of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in the third quarter by 582.0%. Jane Street Group LLC owns now 14,038,457 of the exchange traded funds stock, worth $415.960,000, after purchasing an additional 11,980.057 shares during the period. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF valued at approximately $67.238,000 during the fourth quarter. City of London Investment Management Co. Ltd. increased its position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 699.4% over the first quarter. City of London Investment Management Co. Ltd. owns 2,604,980 of the exchange traded funds stock, valued at $98,585,000. This is after purchasing an additional 2,279 121 shares during the last quarter. Credit Suisse AG increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Brazil Fund by 64.7% over the fourth quarter. Credit Suisse AG owns now 4,724,804 of the exchange traded funds stock, valued at $132.153,000. This is after purchasing an additional 1,855,669 in the last quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. also acquired a stake in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF shares during the fourth quarter, valued at about $49,248,000.

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF Company Profile

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The iShares MSCI Brazil Capped Index Fund, formerly the iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund seeks to produce investment results that are generally in line with the performance of the MSCI Brazil Index, measured by its price and yield, before expenses and fees.

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