Cozad Asset Management Inc. Increases Position in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF $SMLF

Cozad Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:SMLF) by 13.0% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 114,953 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 13,204 shares during the quarter. Cozad Asset Management Inc. owned 0.26% of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF worth $8,678,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in SMLF. Strategic Financial Services Inc. lifted its stake in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Strategic Financial Services Inc. now owns 3,810,840 shares of the company’s stock worth $302,962,000 after purchasing an additional 65,743 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 6.2% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 2,328,943 shares of the company’s stock valued at $174,391,000 after purchasing an additional 135,653 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 16.4% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,826,109 shares of the company’s stock valued at $135,774,000 after purchasing an additional 257,905 shares during the last quarter. Advance Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $116,691,000. Finally, LPL Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 17.6% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,388,541 shares of the company’s stock valued at $103,974,000 after buying an additional 207,319 shares in the last quarter.

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

NYSEARCA:SMLF opened at $86.23 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.17 and a beta of 1.07. The business has a 50 day moving average of $86.59 and a 200 day moving average of $81.71. iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF has a 1-year low of $67.43 and a 1-year high of $89.74.

iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF Company 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.