Stephens Inc. AR Boosts Stock Position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR

Stephens Inc. AR grew its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 7.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 58,345 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 3,841 shares during the period. Stephens Inc. AR’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $7,012,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 42,327,458 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,029,772,000 after purchasing an additional 1,024,536 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 549.5% during the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 14,885,601 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,763,740,000 after purchasing an additional 12,593,909 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC raised its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 35.0% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC now owns 6,236,257 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $749,473,000 after purchasing an additional 1,617,116 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 2.1% during 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. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 60.1% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 5,138,062 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $610,556,000 after purchasing an additional 1,928,405 shares during the period. 66.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of IJR opened at $133.93 on Monday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $129.68 and its 200 day moving average is $126.10. The company has a market capitalization of $100.00 billion, a PE ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.03. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 12-month low of $102.57 and a 12-month high of $139.49.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Profile

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.