Traynor Capital Management Inc. Raises Stock Position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR)

Traynor Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 13.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 125,350 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 14,685 shares during the quarter. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF makes up 1.0% of Traynor Capital Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest position. Traynor Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $14,443,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of IJR. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 20.1% during the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 964,013 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $111,074,000 after purchasing an additional 161,098 shares during the last quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC now owns 407,162 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $46,913,000 after acquiring an additional 13,926 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 246.3% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 141,588 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $16,314,000 after acquiring an additional 100,706 shares during the period. Marino Stram & Associates LLC increased its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Marino Stram & Associates LLC now owns 131,665 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $15,170,000 after acquiring an additional 3,110 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Magnus Financial Group LLC increased its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Magnus Financial Group LLC now owns 310,935 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $35,826,000 after purchasing an additional 5,959 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 0.9 %

Shares of IJR stock opened at $118.92 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $86.28 billion, a PE ratio of 12.95 and a beta of 1.16. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $119.98 and its 200-day simple moving average is $116.57. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $101.85 and a 52 week 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.