Clare Market Investments LLC Purchases Shares of 4,581 iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR

Clare Market Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 4,581 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $569,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 6.0% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 33,605,423 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,038,700,000 after buying an additional 1,901,134 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC increased its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 35.0% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC now owns 6,236,257 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $749,473,000 after purchasing an additional 1,617,116 shares in the last quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 12,132.4% during the fourth quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 1,405,019 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $168,855,000 after purchasing an additional 1,393,533 shares during the period. Nationwide Fund Advisors boosted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 98.8% during the 4th quarter. Nationwide Fund Advisors now owns 2,103,860 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $252,842,000 after purchasing an additional 1,045,425 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 42,327,458 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,029,772,000 after buying an additional 1,024,536 shares during the period. 66.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 0.2%

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF stock opened at $146.51 on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $139.82 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $131.54. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 1-year low of $107.08 and a 1-year high of $149.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $110.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.01.

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.