iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:IYR) Short Interest Update

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:IYR) was the target of a large increase in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 10,390,452 shares, an increase of 30.2% from the November 30th total of 7,980,740 shares. Currently, 26.4% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 6,599,624 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.6 days. Based on an average daily volume of 6,599,624 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.6 days. Currently, 26.4% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. WealthNavi Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 8.2% in the third quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 5,298,667 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $514,395,000 after purchasing an additional 403,581 shares during the period. Citigroup Inc. grew its position in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 149.4% in the second quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 1,807,775 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $171,323,000 after acquiring an additional 1,083,044 shares during the period. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 9,674.5% during the 2nd quarter. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC now owns 1,554,040 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $147,276,000 after purchasing an additional 1,538,141 shares during the period. Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 9.5% during the first quarter. Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co now owns 1,047,977 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $100,344,000 after acquiring an additional 90,800 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 43,235.4% in the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 913,511 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $95,014,000 after purchasing an additional 911,403 shares during the last quarter. 98.41% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF stock traded up $0.21 on Tuesday, reaching $94.71. The stock had a trading volume of 3,506,831 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,073,616. iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF has a 1 year low of $81.53 and a 1 year high of $99.62. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $95.11 and a 200 day moving average price of $95.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.41 and a beta of 1.01.

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).