iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR Stake Boosted by Beacon Investment Advisory Services Inc.

Beacon Investment Advisory Services Inc. grew its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 9.1% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,158,855 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 96,677 shares during the quarter. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF makes up about 6.4% of Beacon Investment Advisory Services Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. Beacon Investment Advisory Services Inc. owned approximately 0.15% of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF worth $171,870,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of IJR. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 6.0% in 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 buying an additional 1,901,134 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 35.0% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC now owns 6,236,257 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $749,473,000 after acquiring an additional 1,617,116 shares during the last quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 12,132.4% during the fourth quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 1,405,019 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $168,855,000 after buying an additional 1,393,533 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 56.3% in the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 3,216,342 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $399,823,000 after acquiring an additional 1,159,049 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nationwide Fund Advisors lifted its holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 98.8% during the 4th quarter. Nationwide Fund Advisors now owns 2,103,860 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $252,842,000 after buying an additional 1,045,425 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 66.92% of the company’s stock.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of NYSEARCA:IJR opened at $148.93 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $144.52 and its 200 day moving average is $135.40. The stock has a market cap of $112.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.01. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 52-week low of $110.60 and a 52-week 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.