Farther Finance Advisors LLC Acquires 42,421 Shares of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF $SMLF

Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:SMLF) by 432.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 52,238 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 42,421 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC owned about 0.16% of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF worth $3,884,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of SMLF. HighTower Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 14.7% during the 1st quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 3,579 shares of the company’s stock valued at $222,000 after purchasing an additional 459 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 22.6% in the 1st quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 67,380 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,188,000 after buying an additional 12,406 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 52.3% during the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,147,066 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,311,000 after purchasing an additional 394,121 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 55.5% during the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 33,596 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,088,000 after acquiring an additional 11,988 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 110.5% in the first quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 63,602 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,953,000 after purchasing an additional 33,383 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF stock opened at $76.40 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $2.65 billion, a PE ratio of 17.17 and a beta of 1.10. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $74.48 and its 200-day simple moving average is $72.22. iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF has a 52 week low of $53.39 and a 52 week high of $77.68.

iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap Multifactor ETF (SMLF) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the STOXX U.S. SmallCap Equity Factor index. The fund tracks an index of small-cap US equities. Stocks are selected and weighted to increase exposure to four factors (quality, value, momentum, and low volatility). SMLF was launched on Apr 28, 2015 and is managed by BlackRock.