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

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:IYR) saw unusually large options trading activity on Monday. Traders acquired 31,801 put options on the company. This is an increase of 40% compared to the typical daily volume of 22,761 put options.

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

IYR opened at $83.42 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $87.89 and its 200-day moving average price is $85.31. iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF has a one year low of $72.88 and a one year high of $92.85. The stock has a market cap of $4.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.96 and a beta of 0.97.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in IYR. Ancora Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 202.0% during the 4th quarter. Ancora Advisors LLC now owns 296 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 198 shares during the period. Cetera Trust Company N.A purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Tucker Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 742.0% in the third quarter. Tucker Asset Management LLC now owns 421 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 371 shares in the last quarter. Wagner Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $37,000. Finally, U S Global Investors Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $37,000.

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).