Synovus Financial Corp Decreases Stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR

Synovus Financial Corp decreased its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 6.9% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 538,538 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 40,127 shares during the quarter. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF comprises about 0.7% of Synovus Financial Corp’s holdings, making the stock its 25th biggest position. Synovus Financial Corp’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $63,996,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of IJR. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP lifted its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 197.6% during the third quarter. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP now owns 244 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 162 shares in the last quarter. Curio Wealth LLC lifted its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 26,900.0% during the 2nd quarter. Curio Wealth LLC now owns 270 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 269 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 85.4% in the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 254 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 117 shares in the last quarter. Quaker Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 200.4% during the second quarter. Quaker Wealth Management LLC now owns 452 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 902 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WPG Advisers LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 306.6% in the third quarter. WPG Advisers LLC now owns 431 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 325 shares during the period. 66.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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

Shares of IJR opened at $131.18 on Thursday. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $89.22 and a fifty-two week high of $133.52. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $126.44 and its 200 day moving average price is $120.82. The company has a market cap of $96.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.08.

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. 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.