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

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:IYR) was the recipient of unusually large options trading on Monday. Stock investors purchased 32,990 put options on the stock. This is an increase of 51% compared to the average daily volume of 21,910 put options.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in IYR. Fifth Third Bancorp purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF during the second quarter worth $25,000. Wolverine Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $30,000. Sachetta LLC acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. AlphaMark Advisors LLC purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $41,000. Finally, Transcendent Capital Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 159.4% during the 3rd quarter. Transcendent Capital Group LLC now owns 402 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 247 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

IYR opened at $100.36 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $3.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.05 and a beta of 0.98. iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF has a one year low of $81.25 and a one year high of $104.04. The business’s fifty day moving average is $99.96 and its two-hundred day moving average is $95.34.

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).