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

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:IYR) was the target of some unusual options trading activity on Friday. Traders purchased 35,635 put options on the stock. This is an increase of 51% compared to the average volume of 23,646 put options.

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF stock opened at $97.80 on Friday. iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $81.02 and a twelve month high of $104.04. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $100.40 and its 200 day moving average price is $93.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.30 billion, a PE ratio of 26.05 and a beta of 0.98.

Institutional Trading of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. M&T Bank Corp boosted its position in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 14.0% during the third quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 8,150 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $830,000 after acquiring an additional 1,001 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 5,921.5% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 9,995,406 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,018,232,000 after purchasing an additional 9,829,412 shares in the last quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 76.0% during the 3rd quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 8,800 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $896,000 after purchasing an additional 3,800 shares during the last quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 114.1% in the third quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 6,748 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $687,000 after purchasing an additional 3,596 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $146,000.

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF Company Profile

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).