Daiwa Securities Group Inc. Raises Position in iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF (NYSEARCA:USRT)

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. increased its holdings in iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF (NYSEARCA:USRT) by 46.7% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 9,882 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,145 shares during the period. Daiwa Securities Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF were worth $536,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in USRT. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $23,209,000. US Bancorp DE boosted its position in shares of iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF by 27.8% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,799,848 shares of the company’s stock worth $84,917,000 after acquiring an additional 391,690 shares during the last quarter. Financial & Tax Architects LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $16,499,000. Cerity Partners LLC increased its position in iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF by 57.4% during the fourth quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 337,362 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,315,000 after purchasing an additional 123,013 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC raised its stake in iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF by 25.7% during the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 492,862 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,253,000 after purchasing an additional 100,746 shares during the period.

iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of USRT opened at $50.35 on Friday. iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF has a fifty-two week low of $43.76 and a fifty-two week high of $55.40. The company’s fifty day moving average is $52.44 and its two-hundred day moving average is $51.20. The firm has a market cap of $2.20 billion, a PE ratio of 26.66 and a beta of 0.99.

iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF Company Profile

The iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF (USRT) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the FTSE Nareit \u002F Equity REITs – INV index, a market-cap-weighted index of US-listed REITs USRT was launched on May 1, 2007 and is managed by BlackRock.