Investors Purchase Large Volume of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF Put Options (NYSEARCA:IYR)

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:IYR) saw unusually large options trading activity on Wednesday. Investors bought 18,511 put options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 204% compared to the typical volume of 6,089 put options.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in IYR. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 21.0% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 38,089 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $3,635,000 after buying an additional 6,610 shares during the period. WealthNavi Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 2.9% during the first quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 6,010,249 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $568,329,000 after purchasing an additional 171,312 shares during the last quarter. Walleye Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 1,623.5% in the first quarter. Walleye Capital LLC now owns 180,000 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $17,021,000 after acquiring an additional 169,556 shares during the period. Global Endowment Management LP increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 16.8% during the 4th quarter. Global Endowment Management LP now owns 158,940 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $14,923,000 after purchasing an additional 22,860 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd bought a new position in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF in the 4th quarter worth $469,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.41% of the company’s stock.

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF Stock Down 1.1%

NYSEARCA:IYR traded down $1.00 on Wednesday, hitting $94.26. The stock had a trading volume of 1,746,469 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,430,993. iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF has a 52 week low of $92.45 and a 52 week high of $108.17. The business’s fifty day moving average is $101.48 and its 200 day moving average is $101.39. The company has a market cap of $4.13 billion, a PE ratio of 35.41 and a beta of 0.96.

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).