iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR is Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC’s 3rd Largest Position

Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 35.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,236,257 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,617,116 shares during the period. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF accounts for about 8.7% of Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $749,473,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in IJR. Crewe Advisors LLC boosted its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 147,896 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $17,774,000 after buying an additional 5,956 shares during the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management boosted its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 10.0% in the 3rd quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 111,945 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $13,302,000 after buying an additional 10,185 shares during the last quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC now owns 274,785 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $33,024,000 after buying an additional 5,942 shares during the last quarter. Alaska Permanent Capital Management LLC boosted its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 11.4% in the 3rd quarter. Alaska Permanent Capital Management LLC now owns 545,285 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $64,780,000 after buying an additional 55,761 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fortitude Family Office LLC boosted its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 10.1% in the 4th quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 45,833 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,508,000 after buying an additional 4,209 shares during the last quarter. 66.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:IJR opened at $133.93 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $129.68 and a two-hundred day moving average of $126.07. The stock has a market cap of $100.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.03. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 1-year low of $102.57 and a 1-year high of $139.49.

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.