Advisory Alpha LLC Buys 178 Shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR)

Advisory Alpha LLC increased its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 3.4% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,423 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 178 shares during the quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $579,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 19.5% in the fourth quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 142,291 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $15,403,000 after purchasing an additional 23,230 shares during the period. CWA Asset Management Group LLC bought a new stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $241,000. CIBC Asset Management Inc purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter worth $636,000. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 309,276 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $33,479,000 after acquiring an additional 12,067 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Trademark Financial Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter worth $692,000.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:IJR opened at $115.45 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $113.85 and its 200 day moving average is $109.91. The firm has a market cap of $83.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.95 and a beta of 1.16. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 52-week low of $87.32 and a 52-week high of $120.74.

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.