iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR Position Increased by Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 2.6% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 44,570,998 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,132,592 shares during the period. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF comprises about 3.5% of Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest holding. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. owned 0.06% of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF worth $6,610,325,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Trustmark Bank Trust Department increased its holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 4.1% during the 2nd quarter. Trustmark Bank Trust Department now owns 29,882 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,432,000 after purchasing an additional 1,169 shares during the last quarter. Washington Trust Bank boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 4.0% during the 2nd quarter. Washington Trust Bank now owns 3,265 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $484,000 after buying an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. Toth Financial Advisory Corp boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 26.4% during the 2nd quarter. Toth Financial Advisory Corp now owns 4,744 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $704,000 after buying an additional 992 shares during the last quarter. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 0.6% during the second quarter. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. now owns 263,902 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $39,139,000 after buying an additional 1,575 shares in the last quarter. Finally, 49 Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 1,169.1% during the second quarter. 49 Wealth Management LLC now owns 23,403 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,471,000 after buying an additional 21,559 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.92% of the company’s stock.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of NYSEARCA:IJR opened at $144.52 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $146.68 and a 200 day simple moving average of $137.55. The firm has a market cap of $108.95 billion, a PE ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.01. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 12-month low of $112.00 and a 12-month high of $150.69.

About iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

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.