iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR Position Lowered by Private Management Group Inc.

Private Management Group Inc. reduced its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 95.7% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 3,561 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 78,380 shares during the period. Private Management Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $484,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Hughes Financial Services LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 3.8% during the third quarter. Hughes Financial Services LLC now owns 1,944 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $276,000 after buying an additional 72 shares during the last quarter. Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC boosted its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 1.8% in the third quarter. Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC now owns 4,163 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $566,000 after acquiring an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. James Investment Research Inc. boosted its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 4.6% in the third quarter. James Investment Research Inc. now owns 1,694 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $230,000 after acquiring an additional 74 shares during the last quarter. Financial Council LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Financial Council LLC now owns 4,684 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $637,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares during the period. Finally, Essential Partners LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 5.5% during the 1st quarter. Essential Partners LLC now owns 1,494 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $186,000 after acquiring an additional 78 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 66.92% of the company’s stock.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of IJR stock opened at $141.19 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $139.44 and a 200-day moving average of $137.49. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 12-month low of $112.00 and a 12-month high of $150.69. The firm has a market cap of $106.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.04.

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.