Rakuten Securities Inc. Acquires 494 Shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM)

Rakuten Securities Inc. increased its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 37.1% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,825 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 494 shares during the quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc.’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $364,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Proficio Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $4,672,147,000. Wealthfront Advisers LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 45,890.5% in the 4th quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 1,394,893 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $308,216,000 after purchasing an additional 1,391,860 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 25,821.0% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 998,735 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $199,238,000 after buying an additional 994,882 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 90.0% during the fourth quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,079,970 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $238,630,000 after acquiring an additional 511,699 shares in the last quarter. Finally, IMC Chicago LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 135.9% during the first quarter. IMC Chicago LLC now owns 844,413 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $168,452,000 after purchasing an additional 486,396 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of NYSEARCA:IWM opened at $210.77 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $200.32 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $211.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $63.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.63 and a beta of 1.11. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 12-month low of $171.73 and a 12-month high of $244.98.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF 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.