iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF Target of Unusually High Options Trading (NYSEARCA:IYR)

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:IYR) saw unusually large options trading on Monday. Investors bought 20,495 put options on the company. This is an increase of 11% compared to the average volume of 18,497 put options.

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF Price Performance

IYR opened at $95.52 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $90.27 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $87.96. The firm has a market cap of $3.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.05 and a beta of 0.98. iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF has a 1-year low of $72.88 and a 1-year high of $96.49.

Institutional Trading of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Cibc World Markets Corp increased its stake in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 132,707.9% in the 4th quarter. Cibc World Markets Corp now owns 4,648,278 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $424,899,000 after acquiring an additional 4,644,778 shares during the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group increased its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 1,830.7% during the fourth quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 1,224,326 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $111,916,000 after buying an additional 1,160,912 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 5.0% during the fourth quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 680,250 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $62,182,000 after buying an additional 32,230 shares during the period. Capstone Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 312.6% in the 4th quarter. Capstone Investment Advisors LLC now owns 455,741 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $41,659,000 after buying an additional 345,281 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Connable Office Inc. increased its position in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 8.9% during the 2nd quarter. Connable Office Inc. now owns 404,881 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $35,524,000 after buying an additional 33,203 shares in the last quarter.

About iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF, formerly iShares Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index Fund (the Fund), is a non-diversified fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of the real estate sector of the United States equity market, and includes companies in the industry groups, such as real estate holding and development and real estate investment trusts (REITs).