Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. Buys 10,164 Shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR

Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 4.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 239,666 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,164 shares during the quarter. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF makes up about 1.5% of Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest position. Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $28,480,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 5.8% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 41,302,922 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,513,996,000 after acquiring an additional 2,252,323 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 549.5% during the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 14,885,601 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,763,740,000 after purchasing an additional 12,593,909 shares during the period. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 11,144.8% in the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 13,728,611 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,500,400,000 after purchasing an additional 13,606,522 shares in the last quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. grew its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 2.4% in the 2nd quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 9,171,730 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,002,378,000 after purchasing an additional 213,218 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 2.1% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 5,507,552 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $601,837,000 after purchasing an additional 112,747 shares during the period. 66.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Trading Up 2.8%

IJR opened at $131.97 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $124.91 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $119.74. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 1-year low of $89.22 and a 1-year high of $132.35. The company has a market cap of $97.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.08.

About iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF, formerly iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Index Fund, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of publicly traded securities in the small-capitalization sector of the United States equity market. The Index serves as the underlying index for the S&P 600/Citigroup Growth and Value Index series. The component stocks are weighted according to the total float-adjusted market value of their outstanding shares.