Ellis Investment Partners LLC Increases Stock Position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR)

Ellis Investment Partners LLC boosted its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 2.7% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 77,575 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 2,070 shares during the quarter. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF comprises about 1.8% of Ellis Investment Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest holding. Ellis Investment Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $8,938,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of IJR. Financial Life Planners purchased a new stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 50.6% in the third quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. now owns 271 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 91 shares during the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $46,000. Endeavor Private Wealth Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $47,000. Finally, SJS Investment Consulting Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 784.3% in the fourth quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 451 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $52,000 after buying an additional 400 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:IJR opened at $117.09 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $117.76 and a 200-day simple moving average of $117.14. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $101.85 and a one year high of $128.61. The stock has a market capitalization of $84.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.95 and a beta of 1.16.

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.