Gerald Baker Financial Group LLC Makes New $2.32 Million Investment in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR

Gerald Baker Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 20,134 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $2,320,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in IJR. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 24.3% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 29,944 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,450,000 after acquiring an additional 5,853 shares during the period. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $55,011,000. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 80.7% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 17,964 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,878,000 after purchasing an additional 8,025 shares during the period. Millennium Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF in the first quarter worth about $5,503,000. Finally, United Bank increased its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 4.8% in the second quarter. United Bank now owns 32,876 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,593,000 after purchasing an additional 1,495 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 66.92% of the company’s stock.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Stock Up 0.7%

NYSEARCA IJR opened at $147.16 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $110.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.01. The company’s 50 day moving average is $141.42 and its 200-day moving average is $133.00. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 12-month low of $107.08 and a 12-month high of $149.35.

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. 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.