Stock Traders Buy High Volume of Call Options on SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF (NYSEARCA:FEZ)

SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF (NYSEARCA:FEZ) saw some unusual options trading on Wednesday. Stock investors acquired 12,788 call options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 35% compared to the typical daily volume of 9,461 call options.

SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF Price Performance

FEZ traded down $1.17 on Wednesday, hitting $55.24. The company had a trading volume of 1,126,569 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,317,649. SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF has a 1-year low of $47.11 and a 1-year high of $57.67. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $54.07 and its 200 day moving average price is $51.46. The stock has a market cap of $4.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.37 and a beta of 1.09.

SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 24th will be given a $0.1458 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 24th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Rothschild Investment LLC grew its stake in shares of SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF by 40.0% in the 4th quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 700 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $34,000. Private Trust Co. NA grew its position in SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF by 65.2% in the fourth quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 750 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 296 shares during the period. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF during the fourth quarter worth $38,000. Finally, US Bancorp DE lifted its holdings in shares of SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF by 38.5% during the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 831 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 231 shares during the period.

SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF Company Profile

SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF (the Fund) seeks to replicate as closely as possible the price and yield of the EURO STOXX 50 Index (the Index). The Index is designed to represent the performance of some of the companies across components of the 20 EURO STOXX Supersector Indexes. The EURO STOXX Supersector Indexes are subsets of the EURO STOXX Index.