Trust Co. of Vermont Boosts Stock Holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR

Trust Co. of Vermont grew its holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 4.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 174,789 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 7,342 shares during the quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $21,006,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in IJR. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 24.3% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 29,944 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,450,000 after buying an additional 5,853 shares during the period. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $55,011,000. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 80.7% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 17,964 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,878,000 after purchasing an additional 8,025 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $5,503,000. Finally, United Bank raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 4.8% in the second quarter. United Bank now owns 32,876 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,593,000 after acquiring an additional 1,495 shares during the last quarter. 66.92% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Trading Up 0.5%

NYSEARCA:IJR opened at $124.92 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $127.32 and its two-hundred day moving average is $122.91. The firm has a market cap of $91.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.08. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 12-month low of $89.22 and a 12-month high of $133.52.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

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.