CX Institutional Raises Stock Holdings in iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:IYK)

CX Institutional increased its position in iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:IYK) by 18.7% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 13,269 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,090 shares during the period. CX Institutional’s holdings in iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF were worth $870,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF by 2,551,160.4% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 26,864,772 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,895,847,000 after acquiring an additional 26,863,719 shares during the last quarter. Bellwether Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF by 44.3% in the third quarter. Bellwether Advisors LLC now owns 180,603 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,745,000 after acquiring an additional 55,464 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets bought a new position in iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF in the third quarter valued at about $7,057,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF by 9.5% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 70,923 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,663,000 after buying an additional 6,156 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James & Associates grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF by 11.9% during the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 55,991 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,951,000 after purchasing an additional 5,968 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF Trading Up 0.4 %

NYSEARCA:IYK opened at $65.51 on Friday. iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF has a 12-month low of $63.18 and a 12-month high of $72.29. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $66.98 and a 200 day moving average price of $68.44. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.93 and a beta of 0.35.

iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF Profile

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.