Lazard Asset Management LLC Buys 526,427 Shares of iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJH)

Lazard Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJH) by 394.6% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 659,847 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 526,427 shares during the quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF were worth $40,079,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF by 399.7% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 48,284,510 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,932,801,000 after purchasing an additional 38,621,954 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF by 407.0% in the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 38,027,122 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,309,767,000 after purchasing an additional 30,526,866 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates lifted its holdings in iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF by 557.9% in the 1st quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 18,655,382 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,133,128,000 after purchasing an additional 15,819,689 shares in the last quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF by 403.4% in the 1st quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 10,845,515 shares of the company’s stock worth $658,929,000 after purchasing an additional 8,690,906 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF by 389.1% in the 1st quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 7,410,254 shares of the company’s stock worth $450,099,000 after purchasing an additional 5,895,093 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF Stock Up 1.7 %

NYSEARCA IJH traded up $1.04 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $61.46. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 6,873,579 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,689,497. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $59.18 and its 200-day moving average price is $58.13. iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF has a 1 year low of $46.30 and a 1 year high of $62.40. The company has a market capitalization of $86.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.28 and a beta of 1.09.

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF Profile

Ishares S&P Midcap 400 Index Fund, formerly The iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (the Fund), seeks investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the United States mid-cap stocks, as represented by the Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400 (the Underlying Index).