Bristlecone Value Partners LLC Takes Position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR

Bristlecone Value Partners LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm acquired 28,936 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $3,478,000. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF makes up approximately 4.0% of Bristlecone Value Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest holding.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Crewe Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 4.2% during the fourth quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 147,896 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $17,774,000 after purchasing an additional 5,956 shares in the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management increased its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 10.0% during the third quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 111,945 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $13,302,000 after purchasing an additional 10,185 shares in the last quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC now owns 274,785 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $33,024,000 after purchasing an additional 5,942 shares in the last quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 10.1% during the fourth quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 45,833 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,508,000 after purchasing an additional 4,209 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Caprock Group LLC acquired a new position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the third quarter worth $2,220,000. 66.92% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA IJR opened at $143.67 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $135.66 and its two-hundred day moving average is $129.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $107.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.02. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $105.15 and a fifty-two week high of $144.68.

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. The Index serves as the underlying index for the S&P 600/Citigroup Growth and Value Index series. The component stocks are weighted according to the total float-adjusted market value of their outstanding shares.