iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR Stake Lifted by Franklin Resources Inc.

Franklin Resources Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 9.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,064,748 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 89,524 shares during the quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. owned about 0.14% of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF worth $127,961,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in IJR. Nvwm LLC acquired a new position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 85.4% during the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 254 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 117 shares in the last quarter. Bank & Trust Co purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. New Millennium Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 105.3% during the third quarter. New Millennium Group LLC now owns 308 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 158 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Networth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $40,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.92% of the company’s stock.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 0.7%

NYSEARCA:IJR opened at $138.90 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $103.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.02. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 1-year low of $105.15 and a 1-year high of $141.85. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $134.93 and its 200 day moving average price is $128.74.

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. 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.