Stock Traders Purchase Large Volume of Put Options on iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IWD)

iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IWD) saw unusually large options trading activity on Thursday. Traders acquired 2,050 put options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 491% compared to the average volume of 347 put options.

iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of NYSEARCA IWD opened at $250.71 on Friday. iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF has a 52-week low of $191.64 and a 52-week high of $252.73. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $243.37 and a 200-day moving average of $229.81. The stock has a market capitalization of $81.67 billion, a PE ratio of 18.83 and a beta of 0.84.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. MBM Wealth Consultants LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $29,000. Heritage Wealth Advisors purchased a new position in iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Finally, Grand Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.93% of the company’s stock.

iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF Company Profile

iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares Russell 1000 Value 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 the large capitalization value sector of the U.S. equity market, as represented by the Russell 1000 Value Index (the Index). The Index represents approximately 50% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000 Index. The Index measures the large-capital value sector of the United States equity market.