D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. Decreases Holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM)

D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. reduced its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 62.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 102,365 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 168,474 shares during the quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc.’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $22,619,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Transform Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Transform Wealth LLC now owns 2,841 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $628,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the period. Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC now owns 15,049 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,325,000 after buying an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. CM Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. CM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,531 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,222,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. BOS Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. BOS Asset Management LLC now owns 1,612 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $356,000 after buying an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. now owns 996 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $220,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Stock Down 0.2%

IWM stock opened at $200.81 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $62.87 billion, a PE ratio of 15.40 and a beta of 1.12. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 52 week low of $171.73 and a 52 week high of $244.98. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $195.58 and a 200 day moving average of $216.10.

About iShares Russell 2000 ETF

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.