Aristotle Capital Boston LLC Purchases 4,298 Shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR

Aristotle Capital Boston LLC boosted its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 6.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 71,628 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,298 shares during the quarter. Aristotle Capital Boston LLC’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $8,608,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in IJR. Asset One Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $278,000. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. lifted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 3,099.6% during the 4th quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 154,063 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $18,515,000 after acquiring an additional 149,248 shares during the period. Align Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $22,589,000. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 60.9% during the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 105,716 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $12,705,000 after acquiring an additional 40,012 shares during the period. Finally, EFG International AG bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $22,086,000. 66.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:IJR opened at $140.67 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $136.66 and a 200-day moving average price of $129.57. The company has a market cap of $105.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.02. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $105.15 and a fifty-two week high of $145.06.

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.