Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Acquires 9,466 Shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR)

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management lifted its holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 18.6% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 60,423 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 9,466 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $6,541,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Apollon Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 20.4% in the 4th quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 187,465 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $20,293,000 after acquiring an additional 31,719 shares in the last quarter. Lincoln National Corp raised its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 49.7% in the 4th quarter. Lincoln National Corp now owns 160,497 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $17,374,000 after acquiring an additional 53,249 shares in the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 12.0% in the 4th quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 537,772 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $58,214,000 after acquiring an additional 57,482 shares in the last quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC increased its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 9.0% in the 4th quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 203,612 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $22,041,000 after buying an additional 16,836 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC increased its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 7.4% in the 4th quarter. Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC now owns 69,679 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,543,000 after buying an additional 4,799 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

IJR traded up $1.13 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $108.26. 2,548,349 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,295,963. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $87.32 and a one year high of $111.16. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $106.70 and its 200 day moving average price is $103.10. The company has a market cap of $78.54 billion, a price-to-earnings 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.