iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF $IYK Shares Bought by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:IYK) by 16.8% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 61,391 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,828 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF were worth $4,108,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF during the fourth quarter worth $32,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF during the fourth quarter worth $56,000. Millstone Evans Group LLC raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF by 36.3% in the third quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC now owns 1,105 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,000 after buying an additional 294 shares during the last quarter. Caitlin John LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF in the third quarter valued at about $82,000. Finally, Sound Income Strategies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $104,000.

iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of NYSEARCA IYK opened at $72.88 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $70.83 and a 200-day simple moving average of $70.34. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.18 and a beta of 0.42. iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF has a 52 week low of $65.21 and a 52 week high of $77.70.

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. The Underlying Index measures the performance of the consumer goods sector of the United States equity market. The Underlying Index includes companies in a range of industry groups, which include automobiles and parts, beverages, food producers, household goods, leisure goods, personal goods and tobacco.