Investors Purchase High Volume of Call Options on iShares National Muni Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:MUB)

iShares National Muni Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:MUB) was the recipient of unusually large options trading activity on Friday. Stock investors purchased 6,109 call options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 305% compared to the average volume of 1,507 call options.

iShares National Muni Bond ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

MUB stock traded up $0.19 during trading on Friday, reaching $107.60. The company had a trading volume of 1,168,990 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,056,082. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $106.48 and a 200-day simple moving average of $107.34. iShares National Muni Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $105.00 and a twelve month high of $108.81.

Institutional Trading of iShares National Muni Bond ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of MUB. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares National Muni Bond ETF by 719.2% during the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 108,460 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $11,561,000 after purchasing an additional 95,221 shares in the last quarter. Joel Isaacson & Co. LLC grew its position in iShares National Muni Bond ETF by 14.5% during the fourth quarter. Joel Isaacson & Co. LLC now owns 38,576 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,110,000 after buying an additional 4,892 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of iShares National Muni Bond ETF by 158.5% in the fourth quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 5,319 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $567,000 after acquiring an additional 3,261 shares during the period. Appleton Partners Inc. MA raised its holdings in iShares National Muni Bond ETF by 352.8% in the 4th quarter. Appleton Partners Inc. MA now owns 18,465 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,967,000 after purchasing an additional 14,387 shares during the period. Finally, Financial Life Advisors grew its holdings in iShares National Muni Bond ETF by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Financial Life Advisors now owns 51,290 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,465,000 after purchasing an additional 1,065 shares during the period.

iShares National Muni Bond ETF Company Profile

iShares National AMT-Free Muni Bond ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index (the Index).