CX Institutional Buys 181,646 Shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR

CX Institutional boosted its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 218.0% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 264,980 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 181,646 shares during the period. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF accounts for approximately 1.1% of CX Institutional’s holdings, making the stock its 19th largest position. CX Institutional’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $39,299,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of IJR. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 6.0% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 33,605,423 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,038,700,000 after acquiring an additional 1,901,134 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 35.0% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC now owns 6,236,257 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $749,473,000 after purchasing an additional 1,617,116 shares in the last quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 12,132.4% in the 4th quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 1,405,019 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $168,855,000 after purchasing an additional 1,393,533 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 56.3% in the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 3,216,342 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $399,823,000 after purchasing an additional 1,159,049 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nationwide Fund Advisors increased its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 98.8% during the 4th quarter. Nationwide Fund Advisors now owns 2,103,860 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $252,842,000 after purchasing an additional 1,045,425 shares in the last quarter. 66.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Stock Up 1.6%

Shares of IJR stock opened at $147.86 on Tuesday. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 12-month low of $108.79 and a 12-month high of $149.35. The company has a market capitalization of $111.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.01. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $143.75 and a 200 day moving average price of $134.87.

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.