Financial Counselors Inc. Boosts Stock Holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR)

Financial Counselors Inc. increased its holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 1.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 271,948 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,069 shares during the quarter. Financial Counselors Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $31,334,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,637,301,000. LPL Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 11.7% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 15,646,619 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,802,803,000 after buying an additional 1,639,870 shares during the period. FMR LLC increased its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 5.9% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 22,136,867 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,589,128,000 after purchasing an additional 1,230,029 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 21.9% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,649,059 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $426,794,000 after buying an additional 655,679 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Teacher Retirement System of Texas acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $71,143,000.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

IJR stock opened at $107.36 on Wednesday. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $101.85 and a fifty-two week high of $128.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $80.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.91 and a beta of 1.16. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $113.28 and its 200 day moving average price is $116.47.

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.