iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) Sets New 52-Week High – Should You Buy?

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as $145.06 and last traded at $144.59, with a volume of 354442 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $143.67.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

The company’s fifty day moving average is $135.66 and its 200-day moving average is $129.12. The company has a market capitalization of $107.44 billion, a PE ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.02.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Nvwm LLC bought a new stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Resources Management Corp CT ADV lifted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 144.7% during the first quarter. Resources Management Corp CT ADV now owns 208 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. BankChampaign National Association bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the first quarter worth $26,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 85.4% during the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 254 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 117 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank & Trust Co bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter worth $30,000. 66.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.