Stock Traders Buy High Volume of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF Put Options (NYSEARCA:IYR)

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:IYR) was the target of some unusual options trading activity on Monday. Stock traders acquired 32,990 put options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 51% compared to the average daily volume of 21,910 put options.

Institutional Trading of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Barclays PLC increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 5,921.5% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 9,995,406 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,018,232,000 after buying an additional 9,829,412 shares during the last quarter. Connable Office Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 8.9% in the 2nd quarter. Connable Office Inc. now owns 404,881 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $35,524,000 after acquiring an additional 33,203 shares during the period. Passaic Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 43.9% during the 3rd quarter. Passaic Partners LLC now owns 221,433 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $22,557,000 after purchasing an additional 67,553 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 86.1% in the 3rd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 208,947 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $21,285,000 after purchasing an additional 96,659 shares during the period. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 4.8% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 189,112 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $16,593,000 after purchasing an additional 8,626 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF Trading Down 1.3 %

Shares of IYR stock opened at $100.94 on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $100.02 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $95.26. iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF has a 1 year low of $81.25 and a 1 year high of $104.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.05 and a beta of 0.98.

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).