Astoria Strategic Wealth Inc. Boosts Holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $IJR

Astoria Strategic Wealth Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) by 11.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 42,682 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 4,396 shares during the quarter. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF accounts for approximately 1.3% of Astoria Strategic Wealth Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest position. Astoria Strategic Wealth Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF were worth $5,130,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in IJR. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 549.5% during the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 14,885,601 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,763,740,000 after purchasing an additional 12,593,909 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 60.1% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 5,138,062 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $610,556,000 after acquiring an additional 1,928,405 shares in the last quarter. Nationwide Fund Advisors raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 98.8% in the fourth quarter. Nationwide Fund Advisors now owns 2,103,860 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $252,842,000 after acquiring an additional 1,045,425 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 2.5% in the third quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 42,327,458 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,029,772,000 after purchasing an additional 1,024,536 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Truist Financial Corp raised its holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 30.0% in the third quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 4,074,572 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $484,181,000 after purchasing an additional 941,459 shares in the last quarter. 66.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF stock opened at $135.28 on Thursday. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $102.57 and a one year high of $139.49. The company has a market capitalization of $101.01 billion, a PE ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $129.46 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $125.91.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF 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.