Sapient Capital LLC Grows Stock Holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR

Sapient Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 8.9% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 126,454 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,362 shares during the quarter. Sapient Capital LLC’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $15,719,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in IJR. Livet Wealth LLC lifted its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 1.2% during the first quarter. Livet Wealth LLC now owns 6,258 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $778,000 after buying an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Pasadena Private Wealth LLC grew its holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Pasadena Private Wealth LLC now owns 10,543 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,267,000 after buying an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Flavin Financial Services Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Flavin Financial Services Inc. now owns 18,630 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,239,000 after acquiring an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. Essential Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 5.5% in the 1st quarter. Essential Partners LLC now owns 1,494 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $186,000 after acquiring an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 4,651 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $559,000 after acquiring an additional 78 shares during the period. 66.92% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of IJR stock opened at $145.46 on Monday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $143.54 and its 200-day moving average price is $134.72. The stock has a market cap of $109.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.01. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a twelve month low of $107.08 and a twelve month high of $149.35.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Company 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.