World Investment Advisors Grows Holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF $IJS

World Investment Advisors increased its holdings in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IJS) by 14.0% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 342,789 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 42,188 shares during the period. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF accounts for 0.7% of World Investment Advisors’ investment portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest holding. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF were worth $40,603,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 0.6% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,285,564 shares of the company’s stock valued at $363,350,000 after purchasing an additional 21,122 shares during the period. UBS Group AG boosted its stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 7.8% during the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,121,202 shares of the company’s stock worth $123,994,000 after buying an additional 80,921 shares during the period. Valpey Financial Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 11,307.1% during the fourth quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 1,073,064 shares of the company’s stock worth $122,029,000 after buying an additional 1,063,657 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 6.1% during the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 713,490 shares of the company’s stock worth $79,114,000 after buying an additional 40,917 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 6.8% during the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 517,480 shares of the company’s stock worth $58,847,000 after buying an additional 33,000 shares during the last quarter. 71.86% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF Price Performance

IJS opened at $135.45 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $131.11 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $124.19. The company has a market cap of $7.94 billion, a PE ratio of 13.92 and a beta of 0.99. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF has a 52 week low of $97.90 and a 52 week high of $138.00.

About iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF, formerly iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Value Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P SmallCap 600 Value Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of the small-capitalization value sector of the United States equity market and consists of those stocks in the S&P SmallCap 600 Index exhibiting the strongest value characteristics. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.