LPL Financial LLC Has $47.21 Million Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:SCZ)

LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:SCZ) by 22.0% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 743,180 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 133,942 shares during the quarter. LPL Financial LLC owned approximately 0.53% of iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF worth $47,214,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in SCZ. FMR LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 20.6% in the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 4,474,873 shares of the company’s stock worth $271,848,000 after purchasing an additional 765,645 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 81.2% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,347,926 shares of the company’s stock worth $203,387,000 after purchasing an additional 1,500,338 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 11.9% in the fourth quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 1,256,647 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,341,000 after purchasing an additional 133,707 shares during the period. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 5.8% in the first quarter. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,079,289 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,567,000 after purchasing an additional 58,732 shares during the period. Finally, Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 552.0% in the first quarter. Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. now owns 877,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,716,000 after purchasing an additional 742,500 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of SCZ stock opened at $72.41 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $71.91 and a 200 day moving average price of $66.84. The firm has a market cap of $10.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.79 and a beta of 0.96. iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $56.64 and a 12 month high of $75.04.

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 20th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 16th were issued a dividend of $1.0595 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 16th.

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. is a Canada-based company engaged in the operation, exploration and commercial exploitation of mining concessions in Mexico, with a primary focus on silver, but also, including gold, lead and zinc. The Company is focused on its producing property, the Rosario Mine. In addition, the Company is also exploring three other mineral properties, being the San Felipe Project, which is an advanced-stage project; the Gavilanes Project, which is an exploration project, and the El Gachi Property, which is an early-stage exploration project.