Operose Advisors LLC Sells 17,920 Shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR

Operose Advisors LLC decreased its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 16.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 91,929 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 17,920 shares during the quarter. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF accounts for approximately 2.6% of Operose Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest holding. Operose Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $11,048,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 42,562,587 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,115,172,000 after acquiring an additional 235,129 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 549.5% in the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 14,885,601 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,763,740,000 after acquiring an additional 12,593,909 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 7,957,626 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $956,347,000 after acquiring an additional 79,334 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC grew its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 35.0% in the 4th 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 acquiring an additional 1,617,116 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 2.1% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 5,507,552 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $601,837,000 after acquiring an additional 112,747 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.92% of the company’s stock.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF stock opened at $139.72 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $131.99 and its 200 day moving average price is $127.30. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 1 year low of $103.75 and a 1 year high of $140.53. The stock has a market capitalization of $104.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.03.

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.