Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC. Buys Shares of 10,635 iShares U.S. Energy ETF $IYE

Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC. bought a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:IYE) in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 10,635 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $641,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. NBT Bank N A NY increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Energy ETF by 1,647.9% in the 1st quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 839 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,000 after acquiring an additional 791 shares during the period. Apeiron RIA LLC acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Energy ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $1,779,000. Counterweight Ventures LLC boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Energy ETF by 257.3% during the 1st quarter. Counterweight Ventures LLC now owns 46,335 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,001,000 after purchasing an additional 33,367 shares during the period. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC bought a new position in iShares U.S. Energy ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $269,000. Finally, Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new position in iShares U.S. Energy ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $309,000. 52.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares U.S. Energy ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:IYE opened at $56.75 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $60.26 and its two-hundred day moving average is $57.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.53 and a beta of 0.44. iShares U.S. Energy ETF has a 52 week low of $44.78 and a 52 week high of $67.07.

iShares U.S. Energy ETF Profile

iShares U.S. Energy ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares Dow Jones U.S. Energy Sector Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of the oil and gas sector of the United States equity market, and includes companies in industry groups, such as oil and gas producers, and oil equipment, services and distribution. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.