iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF $IYR Stock Position Lifted by WealthNavi Inc.

WealthNavi Inc. increased its stake in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:IYR) by 2.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,010,249 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 171,312 shares during the period. iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF comprises about 4.9% of WealthNavi Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 6th largest holding. WealthNavi Inc. owned approximately 0.15% of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF worth $568,329,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of IYR. Moors & Cabot Inc. grew its position in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 8,398 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $815,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares during the last quarter. Graybill Wealth Management LTD. increased its stake in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Graybill Wealth Management LTD. now owns 5,220 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $490,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its position in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 15.2% in the third quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 870 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $84,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares during the last quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. lifted its position in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 1.1% in the third quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 11,062 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,074,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allie Family Office LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Allie Family Office LLC now owns 50,499 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $4,738,000 after purchasing an additional 131 shares during the period. 98.41% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:IYR opened at $103.10 on Friday. iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF has a fifty-two week low of $92.45 and a fifty-two week high of $104.74. The firm has a market cap of $4.22 billion, a PE ratio of 35.41 and a beta of 0.97. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $101.98 and a 200-day moving average price of $98.51.

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).