LPL Financial LLC Raises Stock Holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR)

LPL Financial LLC grew its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 11.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 15,646,619 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,639,870 shares during the quarter. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF comprises approximately 0.7% of LPL Financial LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest holding. LPL Financial LLC owned approximately 2.16% of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF worth $1,802,803,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Samalin Investment Counsel LLC increased its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Samalin Investment Counsel LLC now owns 12,406 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,429,000 after purchasing an additional 163 shares during the last quarter. Richwood Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Richwood Investment Advisors LLC now owns 69,647 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,025,000 after purchasing an additional 1,212 shares during the last quarter. Heron Bay Capital Management increased its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Heron Bay Capital Management now owns 91,467 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,539,000 after purchasing an additional 1,358 shares during the last quarter. M Holdings Securities Inc. acquired a new position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $1,992,000. Finally, Simplify Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $2,221,000.

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

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF stock opened at $105.37 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $79.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.91 and a beta of 1.16. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $113.55 and a 200 day moving average price of $116.50. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $101.85 and a 52 week high of $128.61.

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.