GSA Capital Partners LLP Acquires 21,867 Shares of iShares U.S. Transportation ETF (BATS:IYT)

GSA Capital Partners LLP grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Transportation ETF (BATS:IYT) by 368.7% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 27,798 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 21,867 shares during the period. GSA Capital Partners LLP’s holdings in iShares U.S. Transportation ETF were worth $1,957,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Financial Counselors Inc. raised its stake in iShares U.S. Transportation ETF by 300.0% in the first quarter. Financial Counselors Inc. now owns 4,964 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $349,000 after purchasing an additional 3,723 shares in the last quarter. Capital Investment Counsel Inc raised its stake in iShares U.S. Transportation ETF by 296.8% in the first quarter. Capital Investment Counsel Inc now owns 12,544 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $883,000 after purchasing an additional 9,383 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its stake in iShares U.S. Transportation ETF by 285.0% in the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 17,300 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,218,000 after purchasing an additional 12,806 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its stake in iShares U.S. Transportation ETF by 148,658.6% in the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 165,122 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $11,625,000 after purchasing an additional 165,011 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC raised its stake in iShares U.S. Transportation ETF by 322.0% in the first quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 12,397 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $873,000 after purchasing an additional 9,459 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Transportation ETF Trading Down 0.8 %

BATS IYT traded down $0.54 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $63.84. 276,556 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged. The company has a market cap of $871.42 million, a PE ratio of 4.53 and a beta of 1.11. iShares U.S. Transportation ETF has a fifty-two week low of $157.65 and a fifty-two week high of $206.73. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $64.75 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $66.53.

About iShares U.S. Transportation ETF

iShares Transportation Average ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares Dow Jones Transportation Average Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of Dow Jones Transportation Average Index.