Blair William & Co. IL Decreases Stake in iShares U.S. Technology ETF amid Investor Activity Surge
Blair William & Co. IL, a prominent investment firm, has made a bold move by decreasing its stake in the iShares U.S. Technology ETF. This decision has sparked interest among investors, as the firm sold off 754 shares, reducing its stake by 3.2% in the first quarter. Despite this, the company still holds 22,470 shares of the ETF, valued at $3,035,000.
This move by Blair William & Co. IL comes amidst a flurry of investor activity in the iShares U.S. Technology ETF. Other notable investors, such as VitalStone Financial LLC, have been making significant buys in the ETF, with a new position worth $36,000 acquired during the first quarter. Additionally, hedge funds and institutional investors like Tidemark LLC, GAMMA Investing LLC, SYM FINANCIAL Corp, and Park Place Capital Corp have also been actively trading shares of IYW in recent months.
The iShares U.S. Technology ETF has shown strong performance, opening at $148.01 on Friday with a market capitalization of $18.18 billion. The fund aims to replicate the performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Technology Index and has a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.84, with a beta of 1.43. The stock’s moving averages indicate a positive trend, with a fifty-day average of $147.37 and a two-hundred day average of $136.55.
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