Ascent Wealth Partners LLC Purchases 31,445 Shares of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF $SMLF

Ascent Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:SMLF) by 289.3% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 42,316 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 31,445 shares during the quarter. Ascent Wealth Partners LLC owned approximately 0.10% of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF worth $3,194,000 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 SMLF. Arkadios Wealth Advisors boosted its position in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 4.0% during the 4th quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 3,573 shares of the company’s stock worth $268,000 after acquiring an additional 138 shares during the last quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 1.7% in the first quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 10,359 shares of the company’s stock valued at $782,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares during the last quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 5,438 shares of the company’s stock valued at $407,000 after purchasing an additional 210 shares during the last quarter. Golden State Equity Partners raised its holdings in shares of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 3.7% in the fourth quarter. Golden State Equity Partners now owns 6,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $492,000 after purchasing an additional 236 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Creative Planning lifted its position in shares of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 4.5% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 7,279 shares of the company’s stock worth $541,000 after purchasing an additional 311 shares in the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of SMLF opened at $86.48 on Friday. iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF has a 12 month low of $67.43 and a 12 month high of $89.74. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $85.89 and a 200 day simple moving average of $81.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.17 and a beta of 1.07.

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.