Cozad Asset Management Inc. Boosts Stock Position in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF $SMLF

Cozad Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:SMLF) by 31.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 80,780 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 19,321 shares during the quarter. Cozad Asset Management Inc. owned about 0.29% of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF worth $5,489,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Empirical Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 18,885 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,283,000 after purchasing an additional 198 shares during the period. Sigma Planning Corp lifted its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 6.0% in the second quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 6,587 shares of the company’s stock worth $448,000 after buying an additional 372 shares in the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 14.7% in the first quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 3,579 shares of the company’s stock valued at $222,000 after acquiring an additional 459 shares during the period. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV bought a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Finally, LifeGoal Wealth Advisors grew its stake in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 1.5% during the second quarter. LifeGoal Wealth Advisors now owns 31,930 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,170,000 after acquiring an additional 482 shares in the last quarter.

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

NYSEARCA SMLF opened at $71.84 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $73.98 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $70.53. iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF has a 1 year low of $53.39 and a 1 year high of $76.33. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.50 billion, a PE ratio of 17.17 and a beta of 1.10.

iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF 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).