Thayer Financial L.L.C. Invests $758,000 in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF $SMLF

Thayer Financial L.L.C. bought a new position in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:SMLF) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 10,127 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $758,000. iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF accounts for about 0.8% of Thayer Financial L.L.C.’s holdings, making the stock its 17th biggest position.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its position in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 16.4% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,826,109 shares of the company’s stock valued at $135,774,000 after buying an additional 257,905 shares during the period. Valmark Advisers Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 186.0% in the third quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 1,061,478 shares of the company’s stock valued at $78,921,000 after acquiring an additional 690,272 shares during the period. Acropolis Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 5.1% in the third quarter. Acropolis Investment Management LLC now owns 915,251 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,191,000 after acquiring an additional 44,367 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 66.3% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 770,271 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,270,000 after acquiring an additional 307,021 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Financial Management Professionals Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 1.8% during the third quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 530,408 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,436,000 after acquiring an additional 9,557 shares during the last quarter.

iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA SMLF opened at $75.49 on Wednesday. iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF has a 1 year low of $53.39 and a 1 year high of $80.72. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.19 billion, a PE ratio of 17.17 and a beta of 1.10. The business’s 50-day moving average is $78.02 and its 200 day moving average is $75.95.

iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF Company Profile

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.