iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR Shares Purchased by Missouri Education Pension Trust

Missouri Education Pension Trust boosted its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 46.5% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,216,674 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 386,453 shares during the period. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF makes up approximately 51.5% of Missouri Education Pension Trust’s portfolio, making the stock its biggest position. Missouri Education Pension Trust’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $151,245,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of IJR. Next Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 5.9% during the 1st quarter. Next Capital Management LLC now owns 49,749 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,184,000 after purchasing an additional 2,774 shares during the period. True North Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 157.0% in the first quarter. True North Advisors LLC now owns 25,064 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,116,000 after purchasing an additional 15,311 shares during the period. Spartan Wealth Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $975,000. Aviance Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 3.5% during the first quarter. Aviance Capital Partners LLC now owns 10,354 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,287,000 after purchasing an additional 346 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 64.9% during the first quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,237 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $154,000 after purchasing an additional 487 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.92% of the company’s stock.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

IJR opened at $146.02 on Monday. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $107.08 and a 52 week high of $149.35. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $141.57 and a 200-day simple moving average of $133.16. The firm has a market cap of $109.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.01.

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.