Private Advisor Group LLC Buys 31,841 Shares of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF $SMLF

Private Advisor Group LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:SMLF) by 13.5% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 267,850 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 31,841 shares during the quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC’s holdings in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF were worth $19,915,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Royal Bank of Canada raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 150.9% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 68,441 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,254,000 after buying an additional 41,163 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 20.4% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 16,719 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,039,000 after buying an additional 2,832 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 769.0% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 134,442 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,357,000 after acquiring an additional 118,972 shares during the last quarter. Aspen Wealth Strategies LLC grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter. Aspen Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 66,871 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,544,000 after acquiring an additional 1,671 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CENTRAL TRUST Co increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 100.3% in the second quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 1,508 shares of the company’s stock valued at $102,000 after acquiring an additional 755 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of NYSEARCA:SMLF opened at $76.56 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $3.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.17 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $78.43 and a 200-day moving average price of $75.78. iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF has a 12 month low of $53.39 and a 12 month high of $80.72.

About iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF

The iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap Multifactor ETF (SMLF) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the STOXX U.S. SmallCap Equity Factor index. The fund tracks an index of small-cap US equities. Stocks are selected and weighted to increase exposure to four factors (quality, value, momentum, and low volatility). SMLF was launched on Apr 28, 2015 and is managed by BlackRock.