iShares U.S. Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:IDU) Shares Bought by Sigma Planning Corp

Sigma Planning Corp raised its position in iShares U.S. Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:IDU) by 13.1% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 6,254 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 726 shares during the quarter. Sigma Planning Corp’s holdings in iShares U.S. Utilities ETF were worth $638,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bensler LLC grew its stake in iShares U.S. Utilities ETF by 19.7% during the 3rd quarter. Bensler LLC now owns 225,859 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,042,000 after acquiring an additional 37,200 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its stake in iShares U.S. Utilities ETF by 11.3% during the 2nd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 124,841 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,971,000 after acquiring an additional 12,692 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. grew its stake in iShares U.S. Utilities ETF by 19.5% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 121,434 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,672,000 after acquiring an additional 19,817 shares in the last quarter. Pinkerton Retirement Specialists LLC purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Utilities ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $8,491,000. Finally, Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC grew its stake in iShares U.S. Utilities ETF by 3.9% during the 3rd quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC now owns 83,394 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,508,000 after acquiring an additional 3,158 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Utilities ETF Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of NYSEARCA IDU opened at $99.56 on Friday. iShares U.S. Utilities ETF has a 12-month low of $75.93 and a 12-month high of $104.15. The stock has a market cap of $1.07 billion, a PE ratio of 25.14 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a 50-day moving average of $100.78 and a 200 day moving average of $94.63.

About iShares U.S. Utilities ETF

iShares U.S. Utilities ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Dow Jones U.S. Utilities Index (the Underlying Index). The Underlying Index measures the performance of the utilities sector of the United States equity market.