Franklin Resources Inc. Grows Stock Position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR)

Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 4.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,127,513 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 49,367 shares during the quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. owned 0.16% of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF worth $129,912,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of IJR. Cannell & Spears LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Cannell & Spears LLC now owns 8,822 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,016,000 after buying an additional 164 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 6.7% during the 4th quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 442,142 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $50,944,000 after acquiring an additional 27,780 shares during the period. Partners in Financial Planning purchased a new position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $329,000. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC grew its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 39.1% in the 4th quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 55,047 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,343,000 after acquiring an additional 15,481 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fund Evaluation Group LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter worth $346,000.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Trading Up 1.5 %

Shares of IJR opened at $106.35 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $111.75 and a 200-day moving average price of $116.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $79.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.73 and a beta of 1.08. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 12-month low of $101.85 and a 12-month high of $128.61.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Company 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.