LPL Financial LLC Grows Holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR

LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 6.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 17,525,618 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 992,984 shares during the quarter. LPL Financial LLC owned about 2.38% of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF worth $2,106,229,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in IJR. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 24.3% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 29,944 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,450,000 after purchasing an additional 5,853 shares during the last quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $55,011,000. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 80.7% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 17,964 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,878,000 after purchasing an additional 8,025 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $5,503,000. Finally, United Bank grew its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 4.8% during the 2nd quarter. United Bank now owns 32,876 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,593,000 after purchasing an additional 1,495 shares during the last quarter. 66.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of IJR stock opened at $137.68 on Monday. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $105.15 and a one year high of $140.53. The company’s 50-day moving average is $133.91 and its 200 day moving average is $128.20. The company has a market capitalization of $102.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.02.

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.