Cerity Partners LLC Lowers Position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR

Cerity Partners LLC lessened its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 9.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,658,671 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 390,812 shares during the quarter. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF makes up about 0.6% of Cerity Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 26th largest position. Cerity Partners LLC owned about 0.50% of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF worth $439,699,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 60.1% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 5,138,062 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $610,556,000 after purchasing an additional 1,928,405 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC increased its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 35.0% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC now owns 6,236,257 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $749,473,000 after purchasing an additional 1,617,116 shares during the last quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC increased its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 12,132.4% in the fourth quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 1,405,019 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $168,855,000 after purchasing an additional 1,393,533 shares during the last quarter. Nationwide Fund Advisors increased its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 98.8% in the fourth quarter. Nationwide Fund Advisors now owns 2,103,860 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $252,842,000 after purchasing an additional 1,045,425 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 2.5% in the third quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 42,327,458 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,029,772,000 after purchasing an additional 1,024,536 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 66.92% of the company’s stock.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of IJR opened at $138.58 on Tuesday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $134.21 and its 200 day moving average is $128.37. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $105.15 and a fifty-two week high of $140.53. The stock has a market capitalization of $103.47 billion, a PE ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.02.

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.