Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC. Takes $635,000 Position in iShares U.S. Consumer Discretionary ETF $IYC

Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC. purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:IYC) in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 6,149 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $635,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Consumer Discretionary ETF by 129.0% in the 1st quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 13,723 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,212,000 after purchasing an additional 7,730 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Consumer Discretionary ETF by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 38,019 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,358,000 after purchasing an additional 421 shares during the last quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Consumer Discretionary ETF by 6.9% during the first quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 3,483 shares of the company’s stock valued at $308,000 after buying an additional 226 shares during the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its position in iShares U.S. Consumer Discretionary ETF by 25.4% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 258,417 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,825,000 after purchasing an additional 52,422 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in iShares U.S. Consumer Discretionary ETF by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 13,837 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,222,000 after buying an additional 125 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Consumer Discretionary ETF Stock Performance

Shares of IYC stock opened at $104.18 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $1.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.19 and a beta of 1.20. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $102.58 and its 200-day moving average price is $101.83. iShares U.S. Consumer Discretionary ETF has a fifty-two week low of $77.66 and a fifty-two week high of $106.42.

About iShares U.S. Consumer Discretionary ETF

The iShares US Consumer Discretionary ETF (IYC) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in consumer discretionary equity. The fund tracks a market-cap-weighted index of US companies that provide consumer services. IYC was launched on Jun 12, 2000 and is managed by BlackRock.