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

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:IYR) was the target of unusually large options trading on Tuesday. Investors acquired 37,708 call options on the company. This represents an increase of 111% compared to the typical daily volume of 17,847 call options.

Institutional Trading of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Cibc World Markets Corp grew its position in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 132,707.9% in the 4th quarter. Cibc World Markets Corp now owns 4,648,278 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $424,899,000 after purchasing an additional 4,644,778 shares during the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 1,830.7% in the 4th quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 1,224,326 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $111,916,000 after buying an additional 1,160,912 shares in the last quarter. Capstone Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 312.6% in the 4th quarter. Capstone Investment Advisors LLC now owns 455,741 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $41,659,000 after acquiring an additional 345,281 shares during the period. Connable Office Inc. bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $31,048,000. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its position in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 82.0% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 382,339 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $34,950,000 after acquiring an additional 172,276 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

IYR stock opened at $99.81 on Thursday. iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF has a 1 year low of $72.88 and a 1 year high of $100.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.05 and a beta of 0.98. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $93.55 and its two-hundred day moving average is $89.10.

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).