GFS Advisors LLC Buys 825 Shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR

GFS Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 149,555 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 825 shares during the quarter. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF comprises approximately 2.2% of GFS Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest holding. GFS Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $16,345,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake 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 valued at $3,450,000 after purchasing an additional 5,853 shares during the last quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $55,011,000. Rhumbline Advisers increased its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 28.4% during the first quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 30,959 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,237,000 after acquiring an additional 6,845 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 5.9% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 18,689 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,954,000 after purchasing an additional 1,041 shares during the period. Finally, Stanley Laman Group Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $228,000. 66.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Stock Down 3.1%

Shares of IJR stock opened at $114.27 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $116.96 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $109.44. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $89.22 and a 52 week high of $128.61. The stock has a market cap of $82.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.15.

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.