Calamos Advisors LLC Boosts Stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR

Calamos Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 2,619.0% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 312,473 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 300,981 shares during the quarter. Calamos Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $38,844,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Nvwm LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Bank & Trust Co acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Networth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $40,000. DecisionPoint Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 61.7% during the fourth quarter. DecisionPoint Financial LLC now owns 346 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 132 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Richardson Financial Services Inc. acquired a new position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $42,000. 66.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of IJR opened at $144.99 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $108.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.01. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a twelve month low of $107.08 and a twelve month high of $149.35. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $140.94 and its two-hundred day moving average is $132.51.

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.