Willis Johnson & Associates Inc. Boosts Stock Position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR)

Willis Johnson & Associates Inc. lifted its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 2.4% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 177,731 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,197 shares during the quarter. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF makes up about 1.7% of Willis Johnson & Associates Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest position. Willis Johnson & Associates Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $19,643,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC grew its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 53.5% during the 3rd quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 6,175 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $582,000 after purchasing an additional 2,152 shares during the period. Alpine Global Management LLC acquired a new position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $547,000. Gotham Asset Management LLC boosted its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 38.8% in the 3rd quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC now owns 16,501 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,557,000 after purchasing an additional 4,611 shares in the last quarter. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC boosted its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 947.8% in the 3rd quarter. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC now owns 21,396 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,018,000 after purchasing an additional 19,354 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 6.3% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 6,730,093 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $634,819,000 after purchasing an additional 396,319 shares during the period.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of IJR traded down $0.05 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $106.34. The stock had a trading volume of 1,534,993 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,804,427. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $107.40 and a 200 day moving average price of $106.73. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $87.32 and a fifty-two week high of $111.57. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.95 and a beta of 1.16.

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.