Grove Bank & Trust Has $41.94 Million Stock Holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR

Grove Bank & Trust increased its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 282,798 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 6,134 shares during the quarter. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF makes up about 4.2% of Grove Bank & Trust’s holdings, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Grove Bank & Trust’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $41,942,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 6.0% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 33,605,423 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,038,700,000 after purchasing an additional 1,901,134 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 35.0% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC now owns 6,236,257 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $749,473,000 after purchasing an additional 1,617,116 shares in the last quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 12,132.4% in the fourth quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 1,405,019 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $168,855,000 after purchasing an additional 1,393,533 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 56.3% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 3,216,342 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $399,823,000 after purchasing an additional 1,159,049 shares during the period. Finally, Nationwide Fund Advisors raised its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 98.8% during the 4th quarter. Nationwide Fund Advisors now owns 2,103,860 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $252,842,000 after purchasing an additional 1,045,425 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 66.92% of the company’s stock.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

IJR opened at $150.41 on Wednesday. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $109.46 and a fifty-two week high of $150.69. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $143.97 and its 200 day moving average is $135.03. The stock has a market cap of $113.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.01.

About iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

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.