Park Avenue Securities LLC Increases Stock Holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR)

Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 12.6% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 79,403 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,894 shares during the quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $9,287,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of IJR. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 19.5% during the 4th quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 142,291 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $15,403,000 after acquiring an additional 23,230 shares during the last quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $636,000. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 8,577 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $928,000 after acquiring an additional 290 shares during the last quarter. Stephens Inc. AR lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 40,053 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,336,000 after acquiring an additional 1,255 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Morningstar Investment Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 371.0% during the 4th quarter. Morningstar Investment Services LLC now owns 16,885 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,853,000 after acquiring an additional 13,300 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Trading Up 1.5 %

Shares of IJR stock traded up $1.72 on Friday, reaching $115.78. 2,531,914 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,849,494. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $87.32 and a 52 week high of $120.74. The stock has a market capitalization of $84.00 billion, a PE ratio of 12.95 and a beta of 1.16. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $113.80 and its 200 day simple moving average is $110.04.

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.