Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. Acquires 42,885 Shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR

Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,661,038 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 42,885 shares during the quarter. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF makes up 3.5% of Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. owned approximately 0.22% of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF worth $225,973,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Shelter Ins Retirement Plan bought a new position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $81,616,106,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 2.6% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 44,570,998 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,610,325,000 after buying an additional 1,132,592 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 33,815,305 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,203,581,000 after buying an additional 209,882 shares during the last quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 6,603,976 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $979,436,000 after buying an additional 139,898 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada grew its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 1.5% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 7,399,368 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $919,815,000 after buying an additional 112,788 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 Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of IJR stock opened at $141.19 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $106.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.04. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $139.44 and a 200-day moving average of $137.49. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 1-year low of $112.00 and a 1-year high of $150.69.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF 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.