Advisory Alpha LLC Increases Position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR)

Advisory Alpha LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 3.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 5,423 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 178 shares during the quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $579,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 98.5% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 17,112,936 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,825,266,000 after purchasing an additional 8,492,105 shares during the last quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC bought a new stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $230,235,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 34,903,124 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,723,730,000 after buying an additional 1,149,045 shares during the period. Baird Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 33.3% in the 4th quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 3,614,870 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $391,310,000 after acquiring an additional 902,096 shares in the last quarter. Finally, J.Safra Asset Management Corp bought a new position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $78,567,000.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF stock opened at $115.45 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $83.76 billion, a PE ratio of 12.95 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $113.85 and a 200-day moving average price of $109.91. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $87.32 and a fifty-two week high of $120.74.

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.