Next Capital Management LLC Raises Holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR

Next Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 16.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 44,138 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,189 shares during the period. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF comprises about 1.7% of Next Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest holding. Next Capital Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $5,245,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 24.3% during the fourth 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 bought a new stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $55,011,000. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake 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 buying an additional 8,025 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $5,503,000. Finally, QRG Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 34.3% during the 2nd quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 12,516 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,368,000 after buying an additional 3,194 shares during the period. 66.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

IJR stock opened at $128.43 on Friday. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 1 year low of $89.22 and a 1 year high of $131.64. The company has a market cap of $94.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.08. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $124.69 and its 200-day moving average price is $119.55.

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.