Walleye Capital LLC Increases Stock Holdings in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF $IYR

Walleye Capital LLC grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:IYR) by 1,623.5% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 180,000 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 169,556 shares during the quarter. Walleye Capital LLC owned 0.44% of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF worth $17,021,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Barclays PLC grew its stake in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 6,260,125 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $587,763,000 after buying an additional 108,864 shares in the last quarter. WealthNavi Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 2.9% in the first quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 6,010,249 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $568,329,000 after purchasing an additional 171,312 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $399,722,000. Cibc World Markets Corp bought a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $322,756,000. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD purchased a new stake in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $276,312,000. 98.41% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF stock opened at $104.95 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $102.80 and its 200-day moving average price is $99.84. iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF has a 12-month low of $92.45 and a 12-month high of $107.37. The company has a market cap of $4.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.41 and a beta of 0.97.

About iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF

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).