iShares Core S&P 500 ETF $IVV is Ellenbecker Investment Group’s Largest Position

Ellenbecker Investment Group trimmed its holdings in iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:IVV) by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 290,019 shares of the company’s stock after selling 11,493 shares during the period. iShares Core S&P 500 ETF comprises about 28.6% of Ellenbecker Investment Group’s investment portfolio, making the stock its biggest position. Ellenbecker Investment Group’s holdings in iShares Core S&P 500 ETF were worth $194,110,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in iShares Core S&P 500 ETF by 3.8% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 32,488,472 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,172,093,000 after purchasing an additional 1,190,963 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P 500 ETF by 18.3% in the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 28,271,587 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,553,830,000 after buying an additional 4,378,977 shares in the last quarter. New Vernon Capital Holdings II LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P 500 ETF by 53,779.2% during the first quarter. New Vernon Capital Holdings II LLC now owns 24,775,295 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,921,238,000 after acquiring an additional 24,729,312 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning boosted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P 500 ETF by 1.8% during the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 22,229,974 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,802,591,000 after acquiring an additional 398,230 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its stake in iShares Core S&P 500 ETF by 0.7% during the second quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 15,375,370 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,546,567,000 after acquiring an additional 105,099 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 70.12% of the company’s stock.

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting iShares Core S&P 500 ETF this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Short interest in IVV fell sharply in December (down ~21% vs. Nov. 30), leaving only ~0.8% of shares sold short and a days-to-cover of ~0.7 — a smaller short base lowers the chance of squeeze-driven volatility and can support higher prices.
• Positive Sentiment: The S&P 500 hit a record close on Tuesday and has shown multiple consecutive up days, led by large-cap tech (Nvidia, Broadcom), which helps IVV because it tracks the S&P 500. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and commentators are flagging a possible Santa Claus rally and bullish technical setups for the S&P 500 into year-end, which supports continued inflows to broad-index products like IVV. 7000 Level in Sight for S&P 500
• Neutral Sentiment: US indices are quiet on Christmas Eve with thin, holiday-shortened trading; quiet sessions can both mute and magnify moves depending on flow — expect lower-than-average volume. NASDAQ Index, S&P 500 and Dow Jones Forecasts
• Neutral Sentiment: Comparison pieces on ETFs note IVV’s lower expense ratio vs. SPY but also note SPY’s superior intraday liquidity — relevant for very large or short-term traders but less so for buy-and-hold investors. SPY vs. IVV: Built to Trade or Built to Hold
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage of major investors’ holdings (e.g., Ray Dalio) mentions ETFs among top positions — such publicity can modestly influence flows but is not a direct driver of IVV moves. Ray Dalio’s Top Holdings Revealed
• Negative Sentiment: US futures slipped on Christmas Eve in some reports, creating short-term downside pressure and intraday volatility risk for IVV despite the broader uptrend. Stock Market Today: Futures Drop

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA IVV opened at $693.39 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $727.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.10 and a beta of 1.00. iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has a 52-week low of $484.00 and a 52-week high of $693.86. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $680.25 and its two-hundred day moving average is $654.34.

About iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of the large-capitalization sector of the United States equity market. The component stocks are weighted according to the total float-adjusted market value of their outstanding shares. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.