iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF Target of Unusually High Options Trading (NYSEARCA:IYR)

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:IYR) saw some unusual options trading activity on Thursday. Traders acquired 37,551 put options on the company. This represents an increase of 80% compared to the typical daily volume of 20,828 put options.

Institutional Trading of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Fifth Third Bancorp acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Wolverine Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF during the third quarter worth $30,000. Sachetta LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF during the second quarter worth $31,000. AlphaMark Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF during the third quarter worth $41,000. Finally, Transcendent Capital Group LLC lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 159.4% during the 3rd quarter. Transcendent Capital Group LLC now owns 402 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 247 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF Trading Up 1.8 %

IYR opened at $92.39 on Friday. iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF has a 1-year low of $81.25 and a 1-year high of $104.04. The company has a market cap of $3.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.05 and a beta of 0.98. The company’s 50 day moving average is $99.16 and its 200-day moving average is $96.21.

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).