iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR Stock Bought by Financial Enhancement Group LLC

Financial Enhancement Group LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 3.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 248,352 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,991 shares during the period. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF accounts for about 4.0% of Financial Enhancement Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. Financial Enhancement Group LLC’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $34,044,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in IJR. Shelter Ins Retirement Plan purchased a new stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $81,616,106,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 2.6% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 44,570,998 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,610,325,000 after buying an additional 1,132,592 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 33,815,305 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,203,581,000 after buying an additional 209,882 shares during the last quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 6,603,976 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $979,436,000 after buying an additional 139,898 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 1.5% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 7,399,368 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $919,815,000 after acquiring an additional 112,788 shares in the last quarter. 66.92% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of IJR traded up $0.23 on Thursday, reaching $137.31. 3,557,542 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,673,186. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 52-week low of $112.00 and a 52-week high of $150.69. The stock has a market cap of $103.11 billion, a PE ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.03. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $143.50 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $140.03.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF 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.