Ancora Advisors LLC Buys 3,004 Shares of iShares S&P 100 ETF (NYSEARCA:OEF)

Ancora Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares S&P 100 ETF (NYSEARCA:OEF) by 27.0% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 14,117 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,004 shares during the period. Ancora Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares S&P 100 ETF were worth $3,493,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in OEF. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares S&P 100 ETF by 3,818.5% in the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,919,603 shares of the company’s stock worth $875,600,000 after acquiring an additional 3,819,575 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its stake in iShares S&P 100 ETF by 5.7% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 2,299,700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $568,969,000 after purchasing an additional 124,506 shares in the last quarter. Sigma Investment Counselors Inc. bought a new stake in iShares S&P 100 ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $306,111,000. CWM LLC increased its stake in iShares S&P 100 ETF by 78,201.6% during the 4th quarter. CWM LLC now owns 649,120 shares of the company’s stock valued at $145,007,000 after purchasing an additional 648,291 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS Group AG increased its stake in iShares S&P 100 ETF by 6.4% during the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 644,324 shares of the company’s stock valued at $143,936,000 after purchasing an additional 38,838 shares in the last quarter.

iShares S&P 100 ETF Trading Up 1.8 %

NYSEARCA:OEF traded up $4.67 on Wednesday, reaching $265.05. 149,945 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 290,756. The company has a market capitalization of $12.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.76 and a beta of 1.04. iShares S&P 100 ETF has a 12 month low of $193.00 and a 12 month high of $275.57. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $263.13 and its 200 day simple moving average is $248.54.

iShares S&P 100 ETF Company Profile

iShares S&P 100 ETF, formerly iShares S&P 100 Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P 100 Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of the large-capitalization sector of the United States equity market and consists of blue chip stocks from diverse industries in the S&P 500 Index.