iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR Stake Decreased by 4Thought Financial Group Inc.

4Thought Financial Group Inc. trimmed its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 4.9% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 96,497 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 4,978 shares during the period. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF accounts for 5.9% of 4Thought Financial Group Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. 4Thought Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $11,996,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 6.0% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 33,605,423 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,038,700,000 after purchasing an additional 1,901,134 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 35.0% in the 4th 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 buying an additional 1,617,116 shares during the last quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 12,132.4% in the 4th quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 1,405,019 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $168,855,000 after buying 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% during the 4th quarter. Nationwide Fund Advisors now owns 2,103,860 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $252,842,000 after buying an additional 1,045,425 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 42,327,458 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,029,772,000 after buying an additional 1,024,536 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 66.92% of the company’s stock.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of NYSEARCA:IJR opened at $147.54 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $139.37 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $131.23. The stock has a market capitalization of $110.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.01. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 12-month low of $107.08 and a 12-month high of $149.35.

About iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

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.