Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Takes $2.49 Million Position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR

Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 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 Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 20,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $2,486,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 24.3% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 29,944 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,450,000 after purchasing an additional 5,853 shares during the period. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $55,011,000. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 80.7% during the first 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 iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the first quarter worth $5,503,000. Finally, United Bank boosted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 4.8% during the second quarter. United Bank now owns 32,876 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,593,000 after buying an additional 1,495 shares during the period. 66.92% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA IJR opened at $146.02 on Monday. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a twelve month low of $107.08 and a twelve month high of $149.35. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $141.57 and a 200-day simple moving average of $133.16. The stock has a market capitalization of $109.79 billion, a PE ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.01.

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.