Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Purchases 14,463 Shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management boosted its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 12.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 126,408 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 14,463 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $15,192,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 24.3% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 29,944 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,450,000 after acquiring an additional 5,853 shares during the period. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter worth $55,011,000. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 80.7% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 17,964 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,878,000 after purchasing an additional 8,025 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF in the first quarter valued at $5,503,000. Finally, United Bank raised its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 4.8% in the second quarter. United Bank now owns 32,876 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,593,000 after purchasing an additional 1,495 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 66.92% of the company’s stock.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA IJR opened at $124.92 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $127.32 and a 200-day moving average of $122.91. The stock has a market cap of $91.86 billion, a PE 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 $133.52.

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.