Private Advisor Group LLC Grows Position in iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF $IYK

Private Advisor Group LLC boosted its position in iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:IYK) by 256.8% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 29,382 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 21,146 shares during the quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF were worth $2,058,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in IYK. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF by 3.8% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 28,807 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,030,000 after purchasing an additional 1,065 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF during the second quarter worth $605,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF during the second quarter worth $185,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF by 213.1% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 73,292 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,166,000 after buying an additional 49,887 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF by 31.7% in the second quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 4,907 shares of the company’s stock valued at $346,000 after buying an additional 1,180 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF Price Performance

iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF stock opened at $73.78 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $1.36 billion, a PE ratio of 20.18 and a beta of 0.40. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $72.47 and its two-hundred day moving average is $71.55. iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF has a 1-year low of $65.21 and a 1-year high of $77.70.

About iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF

iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares Dow Jones U.S .Consumer Goods Sector Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of United States consumer goods stocks, as represented by the Dow Jones United States Consumer Goods Index. The Underlying Index measures the performance of the consumer goods sector of the United States equity market. The Underlying Index includes companies in a range of industry groups, which include automobiles and parts, beverages, food producers, household goods, leisure goods, personal goods and tobacco.