Aristides Capital LLC Boosts Stock Position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR

Aristides Capital LLC raised its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 15.5% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 72,428 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,708 shares during the period. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF accounts for approximately 1.5% of Aristides Capital LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest position. Aristides Capital LLC’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $9,004,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake 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 worth $4,038,700,000 after purchasing an additional 1,901,134 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC increased its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 35.0% during 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 period. Valpey Financial Services LLC increased its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 12,132.4% during 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 period. Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 56.3% during the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 3,216,342 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $399,823,000 after buying an additional 1,159,049 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nationwide Fund Advisors boosted its position in shares of 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 valued at $252,842,000 after acquiring an additional 1,045,425 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.92% of the company’s stock.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:IJR opened at $144.88 on Friday. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $107.08 and a 52 week high of $149.35. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $142.32 and its 200 day simple moving average is $133.86. The firm has a market cap of $108.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.01.

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.