Private Advisor Group LLC Acquires 31,841 Shares of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF $SMLF

Private Advisor Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:SMLF) by 13.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 267,850 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 31,841 shares during the quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC owned 0.77% of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF worth $19,915,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 36.7% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,568,204 shares of the company’s stock valued at $106,565,000 after purchasing an additional 421,138 shares during the last quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. grew its stake in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 186.0% in the 3rd quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 1,061,478 shares of the company’s stock worth $78,921,000 after buying an additional 690,272 shares in the last quarter. Acropolis Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 5.1% in the 3rd quarter. Acropolis Investment Management LLC now owns 915,251 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,191,000 after buying an additional 44,367 shares during the last quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 530,408 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,436,000 after buying an additional 9,557 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 3,218.4% during the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 504,897 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,540,000 after buying an additional 489,682 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA SMLF opened at $76.56 on Tuesday. iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF has a 52-week low of $53.39 and a 52-week high of $80.72. The company has a market capitalization of $3.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.17 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a fifty day moving average of $78.43 and a 200-day moving average of $75.78.

iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap Multifactor ETF (SMLF) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the STOXX U.S. SmallCap Equity Factor index. The fund tracks an index of small-cap US equities. Stocks are selected and weighted to increase exposure to four factors (quality, value, momentum, and low volatility). SMLF was launched on Apr 28, 2015 and is managed by BlackRock.