BLB&B Advisors LLC Boosts Stock Position in iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF $IJH

BLB&B Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJH) by 6.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,491,663 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 150,234 shares during the quarter. iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF makes up 6.9% of BLB&B Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. BLB&B Advisors LLC owned about 0.16% of iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF worth $164,450,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 122,648,738 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,004,057,000 after buying an additional 2,757,510 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 38,719,798 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,401,402,000 after buying an additional 1,122,461 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp grew its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 23,218,270 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,515,224,000 after buying an additional 525,952 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG grew its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 23,084,628 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,506,503,000 after buying an additional 718,047 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mariner LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 14,356,821 shares of the company’s stock worth $936,919,000 after buying an additional 395,341 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 14.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF Trading Up 0.5%

IJH opened at $71.57 on Wednesday. iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF has a 12-month low of $53.04 and a 12-month high of $72.56. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $69.53 and its 200-day simple moving average is $67.54. The company has a market capitalization of $112.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.00 and a beta of 1.04.

About iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

Ishares S&P Midcap 400 Index Fund, formerly The iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (the Fund), seeks investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the United States mid-cap stocks, as represented by the Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400 (the Underlying Index). The Underlying Index measures the performance of the mid-capitalization sector of the United States equity market. The Underlying Index consists of stocks from a range of industries. Components include financial, industrials, and information technology companies.