iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR is Nationwide Fund Advisors’ 3rd Largest Position

Nationwide Fund Advisors raised its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 27.6% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 2,684,005 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 580,145 shares during the period. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF makes up approximately 14.6% of Nationwide Fund Advisors’ investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Nationwide Fund Advisors’ holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $333,649,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in IJR. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 6.0% in the 4th 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 during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC raised its position in 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 valued at $749,473,000 after purchasing an additional 1,617,116 shares during the period. Valpey Financial Services LLC lifted its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 12,132.4% during 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. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 2.5% during the third quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 42,327,458 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,029,772,000 after purchasing an additional 1,024,536 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 6.0% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 17,525,618 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,106,229,000 after buying an additional 992,984 shares during the period. 66.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA IJR opened at $146.48 on Friday. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a twelve month low of $107.08 and a twelve month high of $149.35. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $139.82 and a 200-day simple moving average of $131.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $109.99 billion, a PE 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.