iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF $SMLF Shares Sold by UBS Group AG

UBS Group AG lessened its stake in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:SMLF) by 23.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 159,588 shares of the company’s stock after selling 49,770 shares during the quarter. UBS Group AG owned about 0.41% of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF worth $11,950,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Cassilly Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF during the fourth quarter worth $853,000. Acropolis Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 5.8% in the fourth quarter. Acropolis Investment Management LLC now owns 968,630 shares of the company’s stock valued at $72,531,000 after buying an additional 53,379 shares in the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 137.5% in the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 49,474 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,705,000 after buying an additional 28,643 shares in the last quarter. Weil Company Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 19.4% in the third quarter. Weil Company Inc. now owns 57,811 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,298,000 after purchasing an additional 9,402 shares during the period. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 155.9% in the fourth quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 15,490 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,231,000 after purchasing an additional 9,436 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF Trading Down 1.7%

NYSEARCA:SMLF opened at $81.94 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $3.61 billion, a PE ratio of 17.17 and a beta of 1.08. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $78.82 and a 200 day moving average price of $77.38. iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF has a 12-month low of $63.50 and a 12-month high of $85.08.

iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF 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.