Japan Science & Technology Agency Buys New Stake in iShares Core S&P 500 ETF $IVV

Japan Science & Technology Agency purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:IVV) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 1,170,800 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $657,873,000. iShares Core S&P 500 ETF accounts for about 10.1% of Japan Science & Technology Agency’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. Japan Science & Technology Agency owned approximately 0.12% of iShares Core S&P 500 ETF at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of IVV. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in iShares Core S&P 500 ETF by 6.4% during the first quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 35,694,204 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,056,573,000 after acquiring an additional 2,160,133 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P 500 ETF by 2.5% during the 1st quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 31,297,509 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,586,070,000 after purchasing an additional 768,618 shares in the last quarter. New Vernon Capital Holdings II LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P 500 ETF by 53,779.2% in the 1st quarter. New Vernon Capital Holdings II LLC now owns 24,775,295 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,921,238,000 after purchasing an additional 24,729,312 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in iShares Core S&P 500 ETF by 31.4% during the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 23,892,610 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,425,259,000 after buying an additional 5,708,115 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its position in iShares Core S&P 500 ETF by 1.0% during the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 15,270,271 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,580,365,000 after buying an additional 146,638 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.12% of the company’s stock.

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF Stock Performance

IVV opened at $653.62 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $638.36 and a two-hundred day moving average of $596.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $658.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.10 and a beta of 1.00. iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has a fifty-two week low of $484.00 and a fifty-two week high of $655.44.

About iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of the large-capitalization sector of the United States equity market.