Madison Asset Management LLC Raises Stock Position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR

Madison Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 4.5% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 260,463 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 11,113 shares during the period. Madison Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $32,378,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Nvwm LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Bank & Trust Co purchased a new position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Networth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $40,000. DecisionPoint Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 61.7% in the fourth quarter. DecisionPoint Financial LLC now owns 346 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 132 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Richardson Financial Services Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter worth $42,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 66.92% of the company’s stock.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 0.6%

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF stock opened at $145.10 on Tuesday. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a twelve month low of $107.08 and a twelve month high of $149.35. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $141.72 and its 200-day simple moving average is $133.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $109.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.01.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF 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.