Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. Takes $1.97 Million Position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR)

Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 18,226 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,973,000. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF makes up about 1.2% of Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 21st biggest position.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Magnolia Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Magnolia Capital Advisors LLC now owns 19,815 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,875,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 4,745 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $514,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares during the last quarter. Wagner Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 5.0% during the fourth quarter. Wagner Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,090 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $226,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. Essex Private Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Essex Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 22,879 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,477,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Parkside Financial Bank & Trust boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 2.5% during the second quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 4,211 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $420,000 after purchasing an additional 102 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Stock Up 0.8 %

Shares of IJR stock traded up $0.85 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $103.19. 4,812,296 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,451,159. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $87.32 and a fifty-two week high of $111.16. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $106.89 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $101.93. The stock has a market cap of $75.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.80 and a beta of 1.18.

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.