iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR Shares Sold by Ritholtz Wealth Management

Ritholtz Wealth Management trimmed its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 6.1% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 132,942 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 8,608 shares during the period. Ritholtz Wealth Management’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $16,526,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of IJR. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 0.6% in the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 6.0% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 33,605,423 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,038,700,000 after purchasing an additional 1,901,134 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 18,064,089 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,170,943,000 after purchasing an additional 86,538 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 6.0% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 17,525,618 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,106,229,000 after purchasing an additional 992,984 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 14,095,517 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,693,999,000 after purchasing an additional 366,136 shares during the last quarter. 66.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF stock opened at $144.42 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $107.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.02. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $107.08 and a fifty-two week high of $145.33. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $138.01 and a 200-day simple moving average of $130.36.

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.