NBC Securities Inc. Buys 4,073 Shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF $IWM

NBC Securities Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 26.5% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 19,453 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,073 shares during the period. NBC Securities Inc.’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $4,789,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Rafferty Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 10.6% during the second quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 6,747,829 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,456,114,000 after acquiring an additional 648,801 shares during the period. Durable Capital Partners LP lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 105.5% during the second quarter. Durable Capital Partners LP now owns 2,596,668 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $560,335,000 after acquiring an additional 1,333,316 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 25.5% during the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,967,246 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $475,995,000 after acquiring an additional 400,017 shares during the period. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 926.9% during the third quarter. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co now owns 1,458,061 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $352,792,000 after acquiring an additional 1,316,074 shares during the period. Finally, Cibc World Market Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 0.4% in the third quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. now owns 1,370,202 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $331,534,000 after buying an additional 4,926 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Stock Down 0.3%

iShares Russell 2000 ETF stock opened at $275.52 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $257.98 and a 200 day simple moving average of $253.52. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 12-month low of $189.89 and a 12-month high of $279.79. The stock has a market capitalization of $77.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.69 and a beta of 1.09.

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. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.