Clarity Financial LLC Invests $1.35 Million in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR

Clarity Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 11,392 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,354,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of IJR. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 5.8% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 41,302,922 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,513,996,000 after buying an additional 2,252,323 shares during the period. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC bought a new position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $2,049,784,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 11,144.8% during the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 13,728,611 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,500,400,000 after acquiring an additional 13,606,522 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 3.9% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 9,253,027 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $967,589,000 after acquiring an additional 347,117 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Command Advisory Services Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 2.4% in the second quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 9,171,730 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,002,378,000 after purchasing an additional 213,218 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 66.92% of the company’s stock.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Stock Up 0.2%

IJR opened at $122.38 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $119.39 and its two-hundred day moving average is $115.77. The company has a market capitalization of $88.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.08. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $89.22 and a 52 week high of $125.84.

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.