O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC Raises Position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR)

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC increased its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 132.1% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 31,783 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 18,090 shares during the quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $3,513,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of IJR. Vima LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Advantage Trust Co purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter worth $33,000. Riverview Trust Co bought a new position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF in the first quarter worth $33,000. Highlander Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $36,000. Finally, WFA Asset Management Corp bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $36,000.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Stock Down 1.8 %

IJR traded down $2.14 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $114.13. 5,624,083 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,838,555. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 12-month low of $87.32 and a 12-month high of $118.26. The company’s 50-day moving average is $108.49 and its two-hundred day moving average is $107.10. The company has a market cap of $82.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.95 and a beta of 1.16.

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.