Aptus Capital Advisors LLC Raises Position in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:SMLF)

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:SMLF) by 225.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 12,774 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 8,854 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF were worth $848,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in SMLF. S.A. Mason LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $97,000. ORG Partners LLC acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $91,000. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 34.3% during the first quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 1,883 shares of the company’s stock worth $120,000 after buying an additional 481 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF in the second quarter valued at about $174,000. Finally, Leavell Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF in the third quarter worth about $200,000.

iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF Trading Down 1.1 %

SMLF opened at $70.50 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.19 billion, a PE ratio of 13.60 and a beta of 1.19. iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF has a twelve month low of $51.50 and a twelve month high of $72.74. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $66.47 and its 200 day moving average price is $63.82.

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).