iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF, formerly iShares Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index Fund (the Fund), is a non-diversified fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of the real estate sector of the United States equity market, and includes companies in the industry groups, such as real estate holding and development and real estate investment trusts (REITs). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. The Fund's investment advisor is BlackRock Fund Advisors (BFA).
Basic Details
Issuer iShares
Fund NameiShares US Real Estate ETF
Tax ClassificationRegulated Investment Company
SymbolNYSEARCA:IYR
Inception Date6/12/2000
Fund ManagerDiane Hsiung, Jennifer Hsui, Greg Savage, Alan Mason
WebN/A
PhoneN/A
Fund Focus
Asset ClassReal Estate
BenchmarkDow Jones US Real Estate Index
CategoryReal Estate
FocusReal Estate
Development LevelDeveloped Markets
RegionNorth America
Fund Statistics
Assets Under Management$4.16 billion
Average Daily Volume$5.87 million
Discount/Premium0.05%
ETF Expenses
Management Fee0.44%
Other Expenses0.00%
Total Expenses0.44%
Fee Waiver0.00%
Net Expenses0.44%
Administrator, Advisor and Custodian
AdministratorState Street Bank and Trust Company
AdvisorBlackRock Fund Advisors
CustodianState Street Bank and Trust Company
DistributorBlackRock Investments, LLC
Transfer AgentState Street Bank and Trust Company
Trustee
Lead Market MakerLatour Trading
iShares US Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:IYR) Frequently Asked Questions
What is iShares US Real Estate ETF's stock symbol?
iShares US Real Estate ETF trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)ARCA under the ticker symbol "IYR."
How often does iShares US Real Estate ETF pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for iShares US Real Estate ETF?
iShares US Real Estate ETF declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, March 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 21st will be given a dividend of $0.603 per share on Tuesday, March 26th. This represents a $2.41 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.74%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 20th. This is a positive change from iShares US Real Estate ETF's previous quarterly dividend of $0.47. View iShares US Real Estate ETF's Dividend History.
Has iShares US Real Estate ETF been receiving favorable news coverage?
Press coverage about IYR stock has trended negative on Sunday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group rates the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. iShares US Real Estate ETF earned a coverage optimism score of -2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the real estate investment trust a news buzz of 8.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is very likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days.
Are investors shorting iShares US Real Estate ETF?
iShares US Real Estate ETF saw a decrease in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totalling 18,542,104 shares, a decrease of 17.1% from the April 15th total of 22,367,759 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 7,401,804 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.5 days. View iShares US Real Estate ETF's Current Options Chain.
What other stocks do shareholders of iShares US Real Estate ETF own?
Who are iShares US Real Estate ETF's major shareholders?
iShares US Real Estate ETF's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Morgan Stanley (13.53%), Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America (2.47%), US Bancorp DE (1.86%), WealthNavi Inc. (1.61%), Bank of Montreal Can (1.13%) and Foundations Investment Advisors LLC (1.04%).
Which institutional investors are selling iShares US Real Estate ETF stock?
IYR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Natixis, Washington Trust Bank, Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, Estate Counselors LLC, Aspiriant LLC, Financial Advocates Investment Management and FTB Advisors Inc..
Which institutional investors are buying iShares US Real Estate ETF stock?
IYR stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including SG Americas Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley, Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America, WealthNavi Inc., Ellis Investment Partners LLC, Advisors Preferred LLC, Stadion Money Management LLC and Florin Court Capital LLP.
How do I buy shares of iShares US Real Estate ETF?
Shares of IYR can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is iShares US Real Estate ETF's stock price today?
One share of IYR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $88.13.
How big of a company is iShares US Real Estate ETF?
iShares US Real Estate ETF has a market capitalization of $4.11 billion.
MarketBeat Community Rating for iShares US Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA IYR)
MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about iShares US Real Estate ETF and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe IYR will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe IYR will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.
