Principal Financial Group Inc. Increases Stake in iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF $IJH

Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJH) by 213.1% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,164,240 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 792,401 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF were worth $78,621,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Networth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF by 240.7% during the 4th quarter. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 552 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 390 shares during the period. Timmons Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter worth $37,000. Garner Asset Management Corp acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter worth $39,000. Finally, Garton & Associates Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter worth $40,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 14.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of IJH opened at $75.99 on Friday. iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF has a twelve month low of $61.29 and a twelve month high of $77.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $122.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.00 and a beta of 1.00. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $74.87 and its 200 day simple moving average is $71.61.

About iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

Ishares S&P Midcap 400 Index Fund, formerly The iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (the Fund), seeks investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the United States mid-cap stocks, as represented by the Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400 (the Underlying Index). The Underlying Index measures the performance of the mid-capitalization sector of the United States equity market. The Underlying Index consists of stocks from a range of industries. Components include financial, industrials, and information technology companies.