Principal Securities Inc. Increases Holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR

Principal Securities Inc. boosted its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 36.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 361,345 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 96,820 shares during the period. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF comprises 0.7% of Principal Securities Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest holding. Principal Securities Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $43,426,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in IJR. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 24.3% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 29,944 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,450,000 after purchasing an additional 5,853 shares during the period. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $55,011,000. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 80.7% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 17,964 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,878,000 after purchasing an additional 8,025 shares during the period. Millennium Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $5,503,000. Finally, United Bank grew its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 4.8% during the 2nd quarter. United Bank now owns 32,876 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,593,000 after purchasing an additional 1,495 shares during the period. 66.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Stock Up 2.4%

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF stock opened at $142.29 on Friday. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 52-week low of $105.15 and a 52-week high of $142.41. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $135.29 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $128.93. The company has a market cap of $106.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.02.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Company 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.