iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR Stake Increased by Financial Counselors Inc.

Financial Counselors Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 56.1% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 21,670 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 7,792 shares during the period. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF accounts for 3.6% of Financial Counselors Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Financial Counselors Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $2,604,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in IJR. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 549.5% during the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 14,885,601 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,763,740,000 after purchasing an additional 12,593,909 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 60.1% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 5,138,062 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $610,556,000 after purchasing an additional 1,928,405 shares in the last quarter. Nationwide Fund Advisors lifted its holdings in 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 worth $252,842,000 after purchasing an additional 1,045,425 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 2.5% during the 3rd 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, Truist Financial Corp lifted its holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 30.0% during the 3rd quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 4,074,572 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $484,181,000 after purchasing an additional 941,459 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 66.92% of the company’s stock.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of IJR opened at $138.35 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $128.97 and its 200 day simple moving average is $125.42. The stock has a market capitalization of $103.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.03. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 52-week low of $102.57 and a 52-week high of $139.49.

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.