Aristides Capital LLC Has $9 Million Stock Holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR

Aristides Capital LLC raised its holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 15.5% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 72,428 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 9,708 shares during the period. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF accounts for about 1.5% of Aristides Capital LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest holding. Aristides Capital LLC’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $9,004,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 6.0% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 33,605,423 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,038,700,000 after purchasing an additional 1,901,134 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 35.0% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC now owns 6,236,257 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $749,473,000 after purchasing an additional 1,617,116 shares during the last quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 12,132.4% during the 4th quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 1,405,019 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $168,855,000 after purchasing an additional 1,393,533 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 56.3% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 3,216,342 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $399,823,000 after purchasing an additional 1,159,049 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nationwide Fund Advisors boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 98.8% in the 4th quarter. Nationwide Fund Advisors now owns 2,103,860 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $252,842,000 after buying an additional 1,045,425 shares during the last quarter. 66.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 0.6%

NYSEARCA:IJR opened at $144.88 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $108.98 billion, a PE ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.01. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 1-year low of $107.08 and a 1-year high of $149.35. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $142.32 and a 200 day simple moving average of $133.86.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

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.