Howe & Rusling Inc. Boosts Position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR

Howe & Rusling Inc. boosted its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 14.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 86,666 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,073 shares during the period. Howe & Rusling Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $9,472,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of IJR. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 2.4% in the first quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 39,050,599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,083,521,000 after buying an additional 923,688 shares in the last quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $2,049,784,000. LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 1.6% in the 1st quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 15,897,788 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,662,432,000 after purchasing an additional 251,169 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 3.1% in the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 9,633,447 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,007,370,000 after purchasing an additional 288,514 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 3.9% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 9,253,027 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $967,589,000 after purchasing an additional 347,117 shares in the last quarter. 66.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 0.1%

IJR opened at $114.08 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $82.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.08. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $118.39 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $113.37. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 12-month low of $89.22 and a 12-month high of $128.61.

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.