iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR Shares Acquired by Verdence Capital Advisors LLC

Verdence Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 36.5% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 37,333 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 9,973 shares during the quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $5,079,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Wedmont Private Capital grew its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 9.8% during the 2nd quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 45,473 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,619,000 after purchasing an additional 4,060 shares during the last quarter. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF in the second quarter valued at about $4,588,000. Camden National Bank raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 3.8% in the first quarter. Camden National Bank now owns 96,096 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $11,946,000 after buying an additional 3,509 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 2.6% during the second 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Gainline Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the second quarter worth about $1,107,000. 66.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of IJR stock opened at $138.93 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $104.02 billion, a PE ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.03. 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’s 50-day moving average price is $141.09 and its 200 day moving average price is $136.69.

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.