Smithbridge Asset Management Inc. DE Lowers Stock Position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR

Smithbridge Asset Management Inc. DE trimmed its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 46.6% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 68,127 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 59,388 shares during the period. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF comprises 1.3% of Smithbridge Asset Management Inc. DE’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 25th biggest holding. Smithbridge Asset Management Inc. DE’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $8,469,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 6.0% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 33,605,423 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,038,700,000 after acquiring an additional 1,901,134 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC boosted 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 in the last quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC boosted its position 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. Nationwide Fund Advisors grew its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 98.8% during the 4th quarter. Nationwide Fund Advisors now owns 2,103,860 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $252,842,000 after purchasing an additional 1,045,425 shares during the period. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 42,327,458 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,029,772,000 after purchasing an additional 1,024,536 shares during the period. 66.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of IJR opened at $147.54 on Thursday. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 52-week low of $107.08 and a 52-week high of $149.35. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $139.37 and a 200-day simple moving average of $131.23. The company has a market capitalization of $110.63 billion, a PE ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.01.

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.