Sigma Investment Counselors Inc. Acquires 17,605 Shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR

Sigma Investment Counselors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 556,428 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 17,605 shares during the quarter. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF accounts for approximately 3.5% of Sigma Investment Counselors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Sigma Investment Counselors Inc. owned approximately 0.07% of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF worth $75,696,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Shelter Ins Retirement Plan bought a new position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF in the second quarter worth about $81,616,106,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 2.6% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 44,570,998 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,610,325,000 after purchasing an additional 1,132,592 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 33,815,305 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,203,581,000 after buying an additional 209,882 shares during the period. Baird Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 6,603,976 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $979,436,000 after buying an additional 139,898 shares during the period. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 1.5% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 7,399,368 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $919,815,000 after buying an additional 112,788 shares during the period. 66.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

Shares of IJR opened at $139.68 on Wednesday. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 1-year low of $112.00 and a 1-year high of $150.69. The company has a 50-day moving average of $140.65 and a 200 day moving average of $136.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $104.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.03.

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.