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

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:IYR) saw unusually large options trading activity on Friday. Stock traders bought 35,635 put options on the company. This represents an increase of 51% compared to the average daily volume of 23,646 put options.

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

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Fifth Third Bancorp acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF in the second quarter worth about $25,000. Wolverine Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $30,000. Sachetta LLC purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $31,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Finally, AlphaMark Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $41,000.

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:IYR opened at $97.80 on Friday. iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF has a 52-week low of $81.02 and a 52-week high of $104.04. The stock has a market cap of $3.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.05 and a beta of 0.98. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $100.40 and a 200-day moving average price of $93.85.

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).