Pittenger & Anderson Inc. Buys 8,685 Shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR

Pittenger & Anderson Inc. grew its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 4.4% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 207,943 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 8,685 shares during the period. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF makes up approximately 1.0% of Pittenger & Anderson Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 29th biggest position. Pittenger & Anderson Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $25,849,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in IJR. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 42,562,587 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,115,172,000 after acquiring an additional 235,129 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 6.0% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 33,605,423 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,038,700,000 after purchasing an additional 1,901,134 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley boosted its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 18,064,089 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,170,943,000 after purchasing an additional 86,538 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 6.0% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 17,525,618 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,106,229,000 after purchasing an additional 992,984 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 2.7% during the fourth quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 14,095,517 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,693,999,000 after purchasing an additional 366,136 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 66.92% of the company’s stock.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSEARCA:IJR traded up $0.09 during trading on Friday, reaching $145.56. The stock had a trading volume of 2,329,584 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,445,955. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $107.08 and a 52 week high of $149.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $109.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.01. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $140.78 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $132.29.

About iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

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.