Investors Purchase Large Volume of Call Options on iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJH)

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJH – Get Free Report) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Monday. Stock investors acquired 6,780 call options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 2,498% compared to the typical daily volume of 261 call options.

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF Trading Down 1.2%

NYSEARCA IJH traded down $0.87 during trading on Monday, reaching $72.12. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 4,090,116 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,733,996. The stock has a market capitalization of $120.55 billion, a PE ratio of 19.00 and a beta of 1.01. iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF has a 1-year low of $62.22 and a 1-year high of $78.71. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $75.60 and a 200-day moving average price of $73.68.

Institutional Trading of iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. QRG Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF by 40.5% during the 2nd quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 52,002 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,010,000 after acquiring an additional 14,987 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF by 3.2% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 37,195,080 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,868,113,000 after purchasing an additional 1,156,205 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,394,337 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,517,000 after purchasing an additional 6,774 shares during the last quarter. Security National Bank of Sioux City Iowa IA bought a new stake in iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $35,000. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its position in iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF by 1.9% during the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 965,352 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,438,000 after purchasing an additional 18,039 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 14.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF Company Profile

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Ishares S&P Midcap 400 Index Fund, formerly The iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (the Fund), seeks investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the United States mid-cap stocks, as represented by the Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400 (the Underlying Index). The Underlying Index measures the performance of the mid-capitalization sector of the United States equity market. The Underlying Index consists of stocks from a range of industries. Components include financial, industrials, and information technology companies.

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