Realta Investment Advisors Acquires Shares of 8,386 iShares U.S. Transportation ETF $IYT

Realta Investment Advisors purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Transportation ETF (BATS:IYT) during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund purchased 8,386 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $626,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. CWM LLC lifted its position in iShares U.S. Transportation ETF by 103.4% in the fourth quarter. CWM LLC now owns 480 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 244 shares during the period. North Star Investment Management Corp. lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Transportation ETF by 165.6% during the fourth quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 425 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 265 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Transportation ETF by 54.7% in the 4th quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 990 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $74,000 after purchasing an additional 350 shares during the period. &PARTNERS boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Transportation ETF by 11.9% in the fourth quarter. &PARTNERS now owns 3,911 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $291,000 after buying an additional 416 shares during the period. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Transportation ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $33,000.

iShares U.S. Transportation ETF Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of BATS:IYT opened at $87.18 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $880.52 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.05 and a beta of 1.25. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $82.70 and a 200 day simple moving average of $79.11. iShares U.S. Transportation ETF has a 1 year low of $66.28 and a 1 year high of $87.88.

iShares U.S. Transportation ETF Company Profile

iShares Transportation Average ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares Dow Jones Transportation Average Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of Dow Jones Transportation Average Index. The Index measures the performance of the transportation sector of the United States equity market, and includes companies in the primary groups, such as airlines, trucking, railroads, air freight, transportation services and industrial services.