Benjamin Edwards Inc. Boosts Stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF $IWM

Benjamin Edwards Inc. grew its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWMFree Report) by 12.1% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 17,925 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 1,928 shares during the period. Benjamin Edwards Inc.’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $5,386,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of IWM. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 633.5% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 43,751,735 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,769,927,000 after buying an additional 51,952,453 shares during the last quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 10.6% in the 2nd 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. Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 4,252,572 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,046,813,000 after acquiring an additional 130,667 shares during the period. HRT Financial LP lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 112.9% in the 4th quarter. HRT Financial LP now owns 4,119,165 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,013,973,000 after acquiring an additional 2,184,265 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 6.6% in the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 3,187,467 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $790,492,000 after acquiring an additional 197,189 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:IWM opened at $295.75 on Monday. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a fifty-two week low of $228.90 and a fifty-two week high of $305.18. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $297.35 and a 200 day moving average price of $279.39. The stock has a market capitalization of $81.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.69 and a beta of 1.11.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Profile

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM)

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