iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR Shares Bought by Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 2.4% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 39,050,599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 923,688 shares during the period. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF accounts for about 3.3% of Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. owned about 0.05% of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF worth $4,083,521,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 32,066,508 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,694,703,000 after buying an additional 1,052,941 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 1.6% in the 1st quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 15,897,788 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,662,432,000 after buying an additional 251,169 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 3.1% in the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 9,633,447 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,007,370,000 after buying an additional 288,514 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 3.9% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 9,253,027 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $967,589,000 after buying an additional 347,117 shares during the period. Finally, First Command Advisory Services Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 1.8% in the 1st quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 8,958,512 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $936,924,000 after buying an additional 155,476 shares during the period. 66.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

IJR opened at $118.50 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $111.53 and a 200-day simple moving average of $107.64. The stock has a market capitalization of $86.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.15. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $89.22 and a 12 month high of $128.61.

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.