Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Raises Position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR)

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 1.3% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 3,588,801 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 47,356 shares during the quarter. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF comprises 0.7% of Commonwealth Equity Services LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 16th largest position. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $388,488,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 50.0% during the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 9,794 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,060,000 after purchasing an additional 3,265 shares during the period. Heritage Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $297,000. Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management LLC raised its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management LLC now owns 118,469 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $12,824,000 after purchasing an additional 1,670 shares during the period. Astoria Strategic Wealth Inc. raised its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 8.0% during the fourth quarter. Astoria Strategic Wealth Inc. now owns 33,419 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,618,000 after purchasing an additional 2,466 shares during the period. Finally, McIlrath & Eck LLC raised its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 18.5% during the fourth quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 7,203 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $780,000 after purchasing an additional 1,122 shares during the period.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

IJR stock traded up $1.26 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $106.00. 1,921,954 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,303,169. The business has a 50 day moving average of $106.66 and a 200-day moving average of $102.71. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 52-week low of $87.32 and a 52-week high of $111.16. The firm has a market capitalization of $76.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.95 and a beta of 1.16.

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.