Salem Investment Counselors Inc. Raises Stock Holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IJS)

Salem Investment Counselors Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IJS) by 47.9% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,275 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 413 shares during the period. Salem Investment Counselors Inc.’s holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF were worth $124,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 6.0% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 7,688 shares of the company’s stock valued at $835,000 after acquiring an additional 436 shares during the last quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 53.8% during the 4th quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC now owns 5,818 shares of the company’s stock valued at $632,000 after acquiring an additional 2,034 shares during the period. Chevy Chase Trust Holdings LLC raised its stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 16.6% during the 4th quarter. Chevy Chase Trust Holdings LLC now owns 5,316 shares of the company’s stock worth $577,000 after acquiring an additional 756 shares during the period. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. purchased a new position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,902,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 9.3% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,176 shares of the company’s stock worth $128,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF Price Performance

Shares of IJS stock opened at $97.00 on Friday. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF has a one year low of $82.10 and a one year high of $119.28. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $93.68 and its 200-day moving average price is $102.14. The company has a market capitalization of $6.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.14 and a beta of 1.08.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF Profile

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF, formerly iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Value Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P SmallCap 600 Value Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of the small-capitalization value sector of the United States equity market and consists of those stocks in the S&P SmallCap 600 Index exhibiting the strongest value characteristics.