Missouri Education Pension Trust Makes New $99.78 Million Investment in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR

Missouri Education Pension Trust bought a new position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 830,221 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $99,776,000. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF makes up approximately 28.6% of Missouri Education Pension Trust’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. Missouri Education Pension Trust owned about 0.11% of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in IJR. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 24.3% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 29,944 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,450,000 after purchasing an additional 5,853 shares in the last quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $55,011,000. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in 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 worth $1,878,000 after purchasing an additional 8,025 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF in the first quarter worth approximately $5,503,000. Finally, United Bank grew its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 1,495 shares during the period. 66.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF stock opened at $138.66 on Friday. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $103.75 and a 52 week high of $140.53. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $132.32 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $127.38. The stock has a market capitalization of $103.53 billion, a PE ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.03.

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.