Opinicus Capital Inc. Takes $1.12 Million Position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR)

Opinicus Capital Inc. bought a new stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 10,317 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,117,000. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF accounts for about 1.1% of Opinicus Capital Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest holding.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of IJR. North Star Investment Management Corp. raised its position in 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 valued at $514,000 after acquiring an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. Nadler Financial Group Inc. raised its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Nadler Financial Group Inc. now owns 3,234 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $350,000 after acquiring an additional 98 shares in the last quarter. Wagner Wealth Management LLC raised its position in 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 valued at $226,000 after acquiring an additional 99 shares in the last quarter. Essex Private Wealth Management LLC raised its position in 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 valued at $2,477,000 after acquiring an additional 99 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC raised its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC now owns 17,776 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,924,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

IJR traded up $0.79 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $105.65. 2,258,878 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,360,920. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $87.32 and a one year high of $111.16. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $106.74 and its 200-day simple moving average is $102.39. The company has a market cap of $76.96 billion, a PE ratio of 12.80 and a beta of 1.18.

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.