Clark Capital Management Group Inc. Acquires 219,758 Shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR)

Clark Capital Management Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 14.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,747,388 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 219,758 shares during the period. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF accounts for approximately 1.4% of Clark Capital Management Group Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. Clark Capital Management Group Inc. owned about 0.24% of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF worth $201,334,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of IJR. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 32,066,508 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,694,703,000 after purchasing an additional 1,052,941 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 22,780,536 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,624,773,000 after buying an additional 643,669 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 18,162,200 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,092,649,000 after purchasing an additional 394,713 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 6.4% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 17,170,579 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,978,394,000 after buying an additional 1,028,818 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 11.7% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 15,646,619 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,802,803,000 after acquiring an additional 1,639,870 shares during the period.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of IJR stock opened at $101.79 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $101.48 and its 200-day moving average price is $112.74. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $89.22 and a 12 month high of $128.61. The stock has a market cap of $75.53 billion, a PE ratio of 15.05 and a beta of 1.08.

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.