Principal Financial Group Inc. Has $77.47 Million Position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR

Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 85.6% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 623,238 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 287,473 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. owned about 0.08% of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF worth $77,475,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of IJR. Nvwm LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Bank & Trust Co acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Networth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $40,000. DecisionPoint Financial LLC raised its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 61.7% in the 4th quarter. DecisionPoint Financial LLC now owns 346 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 132 shares during the period. Finally, Evolution Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 546.3% during the 4th quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 349 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 295 shares during the last quarter. 66.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

IJR stock opened at $147.16 on Friday. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $107.08 and a one year high of $149.35. The stock has a market cap of $110.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $141.42 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $133.00.

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.