iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR Shares Purchased by GW&K Investment Management LLC

GW&K Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 34.0% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 18,613 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,724 shares during the period. GW&K Investment Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $2,212,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP increased its holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 197.6% in the third quarter. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP now owns 244 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 162 shares during the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 85.4% in the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 254 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 117 shares in the last quarter. New Millennium Group LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 105.3% in the 3rd quarter. New Millennium Group LLC now owns 308 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 158 shares in the last quarter. WPG Advisers LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 306.6% in the 3rd quarter. WPG Advisers LLC now owns 431 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $51,000 after acquiring an additional 325 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $59,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.92% of the company’s stock.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 2.2%

IJR stock opened at $124.79 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $128.00 and its 200 day simple moving average is $122.18. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 12-month low of $89.22 and a 12-month high of $133.52. The firm has a market cap of $91.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.08.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

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.