Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. Boosts Holdings in iShares Russell 2500 ETF (BATS:SMMD)

Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. increased its position in iShares Russell 2500 ETF (BATS:SMMD) by 6.6% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 21,424 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,331 shares during the period. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings in iShares Russell 2500 ETF were worth $1,341,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. US Bancorp DE increased its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2500 ETF by 16.6% in the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 294,360 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,124,000 after purchasing an additional 41,847 shares in the last quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2500 ETF by 8.4% during the 4th quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,554,735 shares of the company’s stock worth $95,725,000 after acquiring an additional 120,123 shares during the last quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares Russell 2500 ETF by 765.6% during the 4th quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 40,102 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,469,000 after acquiring an additional 35,469 shares during the period. Red Mountain Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Russell 2500 ETF in the 4th quarter worth $295,000. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC bought a new position in iShares Russell 2500 ETF in the 4th quarter worth $738,000.

iShares Russell 2500 ETF Stock Performance

BATS:SMMD opened at $66.19 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $65.04 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $63.78. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.13 billion, a PE ratio of 15.31 and a beta of 1.15. iShares Russell 2500 ETF has a 52-week low of $38.91 and a 52-week high of $45.72.

About iShares Russell 2500 ETF

The iShares Russell 2500 ETF (SMMD) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 2500 index, a market-cap-weighted index of US companies ranked 501-3,000 by market cap. SMMD was launched on Jul 6, 2017 and is managed by BlackRock.