Empirical Asset Management LLC Grows Stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR)

Empirical Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 3,863.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 293,071 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 285,676 shares during the quarter. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF makes up 1.0% of Empirical Asset Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest holding. Empirical Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $33,768,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 50.6% during the 3rd quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. now owns 271 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares during the last quarter. HWG Holdings LP purchased a new position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the second quarter worth $41,000. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 285.6% in the third quarter. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC now owns 482 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $56,000 after acquiring an additional 357 shares during the last quarter. Fairscale Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF in the second quarter valued at $58,000. Finally, Davis Capital Management boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 20.1% during the third quarter. Davis Capital Management now owns 597 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $70,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Trading Up 0.3 %

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF stock opened at $117.37 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $120.48 and a 200 day moving average price of $116.15. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $101.50 and a 52 week high of $128.61. The stock has a market cap of $85.15 billion, a PE ratio of 12.95 and a beta of 1.16.

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.