Avantax Advisory Services Inc. Buys 274 Shares of iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:IYK)

Avantax Advisory Services Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:IYK) by 1.2% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 23,098 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 274 shares during the period. Avantax Advisory Services Inc.’s holdings in iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF were worth $1,515,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. D.A. Davidson & CO. raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF by 1.3% during the third quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 11,932 shares of the company’s stock valued at $842,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Matthew Goff Investment Advisor LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Matthew Goff Investment Advisor LLC now owns 25,780 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,691,000 after acquiring an additional 177 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF by 53.7% during the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 701 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 245 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 8,045 shares of the company’s stock valued at $528,000 after acquiring an additional 352 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Accel Wealth Management raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Accel Wealth Management now owns 11,846 shares of the company’s stock valued at $777,000 after acquiring an additional 402 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF Stock Performance

iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF stock opened at $69.76 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $67.64 and a 200-day moving average price of $68.54. iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF has a fifty-two week low of $63.18 and a fifty-two week high of $73.25. The company has a market capitalization of $1.45 billion, a PE ratio of 22.61 and a beta of 0.69.

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.