Clark Capital Management Group Inc. Takes Position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM)

Clark Capital Management Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 7,253 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,603,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $4,672,147,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 4.4% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 8,441,577 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,865,251,000 after purchasing an additional 352,358 shares during the period. Empower Advisory Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 7,878,078 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,740,740,000 after purchasing an additional 199,487 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 50.5% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,313,404 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $952,788,000 after purchasing an additional 1,446,443 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp increased its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 5.5% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 4,022,610 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $888,836,000 after purchasing an additional 209,752 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA IWM opened at $200.81 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $62.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.40 and a beta of 1.12. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $195.58 and its two-hundred day moving average is $216.15. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 12 month low of $171.73 and a 12 month high of $244.98.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Company Profile

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Russell 2000 Index (the Index). The Index is a float-adjusted capitalization weighted index that measures the performance of the small-capitalization sector of the United States equity market and includes securities issued by the approximately 2,000 smallest issuers in the Russell 3000 Index.