iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (NYSEARCA:IYR)

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:IYR) was the recipient of unusually large options trading activity on Tuesday. Investors acquired 57,889 put options on the company. This represents an increase of 174% compared to the typical volume of 21,152 put options.

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF Stock Up 0.9 %

Shares of NYSEARCA IYR opened at $100.91 on Thursday. iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF has a 52 week low of $72.88 and a 52 week high of $104.04. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $100.14 and its 200 day moving average is $92.25. The company has a market cap of $3.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.05 and a beta of 0.98.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Fifth Third Bancorp purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF in the second quarter worth $25,000. Sachetta LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF in the second quarter worth $31,000. AlphaMark Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF in the third quarter worth $41,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $37,000. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC increased its position in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 93.7% during the 1st quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 672 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $60,000 after purchasing an additional 325 shares during the period.

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).