iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR Stock: Sepio Capital LP Raises Position

Sepio Capital LP boosted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 117.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 35,821 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 19,378 shares during the period. Sepio Capital LP’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $4,873,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 1,159,049 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 1,132,592 shares during the last quarter. Shelter Mutual Insurance Co purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $102,032,000. Nationwide Fund Advisors lifted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 27.6% during the 1st quarter. Nationwide Fund Advisors now owns 2,684,005 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $333,649,000 after purchasing an additional 580,145 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Missouri Education Pension Trust grew its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 46.5% during the first quarter. Missouri Education Pension Trust now owns 1,216,674 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $151,245,000 after purchasing an additional 386,453 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.92% of the company’s stock.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of IJR stock opened at $138.65 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $141.23 and a 200 day moving average price of $140.97. The company has a market cap of $103.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.03. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $112.00 and a 12 month high of $150.69.

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. 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.