iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF $SMLF Holdings Boosted by Kestra Advisory Services LLC

Kestra Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:SMLF) by 35.7% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 79,460 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 20,893 shares during the quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF were worth $5,998,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Cassilly Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $853,000. Acropolis Investment Management LLC increased its position in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 5.8% in the fourth quarter. Acropolis Investment Management LLC now owns 968,630 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,531,000 after buying an additional 53,379 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC increased its position in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 137.5% in the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 49,474 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,705,000 after buying an additional 28,643 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 31.9% in the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 68,876 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,157,000 after buying an additional 16,638 shares during the period. Finally, Tyche Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 126.0% in the fourth quarter. Tyche Wealth Partners LLC now owns 35,857 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,685,000 after buying an additional 19,988 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of SMLF opened at $87.12 on Thursday. iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF has a 1 year low of $67.43 and a 1 year high of $89.74. The company has a market cap of $4.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.17 and a beta of 1.07. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $85.77 and a 200-day moving average of $80.93.

iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF Profile

The iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap Multifactor ETF (SMLF) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the STOXX U.S. SmallCap Equity Factor index. The fund tracks an index of small-cap US equities. Stocks are selected and weighted to increase exposure to four factors (quality, value, momentum, and low volatility). SMLF was launched on Apr 28, 2015 and is managed by BlackRock.