Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Cuts Position in iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF $IYK

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC lowered its position in shares of iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:IYK) by 92.7% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 584 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,419 shares during the quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF were worth $40,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of IYK. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF by 6.1% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,729 shares of the company’s stock valued at $187,000 after acquiring an additional 158 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can increased its holdings in iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 10,917 shares of the company’s stock worth $769,000 after purchasing an additional 167 shares during the last quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF by 4.4% in the third quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,531 shares of the company’s stock valued at $310,000 after acquiring an additional 192 shares in the last quarter. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. grew its stake in iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF by 0.4% in the second quarter. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 44,344 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,125,000 after purchasing an additional 194 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Garrison Point Advisors LLC raised its stake in iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF by 5.8% during the third quarter. Garrison Point Advisors LLC now owns 4,509 shares of the company’s stock valued at $308,000 after buying an additional 246 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of NYSEARCA IYK opened at $75.45 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $70.16 and a 200-day simple moving average of $69.22. iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF has a twelve month low of $65.21 and a twelve month high of $76.91. The company has a market capitalization of $1.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.18 and a beta of 0.50.

About iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF

iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares Dow Jones U.S .Consumer Goods Sector Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of United States consumer goods stocks, as represented by the Dow Jones United States Consumer Goods Index. The Underlying Index measures the performance of the consumer goods sector of the United States equity market. The Underlying Index includes companies in a range of industry groups, which include automobiles and parts, beverages, food producers, household goods, leisure goods, personal goods and tobacco.