Franklin Resources Inc. Has $127.96 Million Stock Position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR

Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 9.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,064,748 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 89,524 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $127,961,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Pasadena Private Wealth LLC increased its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Pasadena Private Wealth LLC now owns 10,543 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,267,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Flavin Financial Services Inc. increased its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Flavin Financial Services Inc. now owns 18,630 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,239,000 after purchasing an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. Westmount Partners LLC increased its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Westmount Partners LLC now owns 26,052 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,131,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. Kapstone Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Kapstone Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,904 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $229,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lazari Capital Management Inc. increased its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Lazari Capital Management Inc. now owns 5,901 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $709,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. 66.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

Shares of IJR stock opened at $138.90 on Thursday. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $105.15 and a fifty-two week high of $141.85. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $134.93 and its two-hundred day moving average is $128.74. The firm has a market cap of $103.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.02.

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. 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.