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

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:IYR) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Monday. Investors purchased 40,104 put options on the stock. This represents an increase of 101% compared to the typical daily volume of 19,977 put options.

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF Trading Down 0.9 %

Shares of NYSEARCA IYR opened at $98.50 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $98.89 and its 200-day moving average price is $91.26. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.05 and a beta of 0.98. iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF has a 12-month low of $72.88 and a 12-month high of $104.04.

Institutional Trading of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fifth Third Bancorp bought a new position in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $25,000. Sachetta LLC bought a new position in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $31,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $37,000. Larson Financial Group LLC grew its stake in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 93.7% in the 1st quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 672 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $60,000 after acquiring an additional 325 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mather Group LLC. grew its stake in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 348.7% in the 2nd quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 682 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $61,000 after acquiring an additional 530 shares in the last quarter.

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).