iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) Shares Bought by Wedmont Private Capital

Wedmont Private Capital lifted its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 34.3% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 12,124 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,097 shares during the quarter. Wedmont Private Capital’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $2,235,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF in the fourth quarter worth $4,672,147,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 50.5% during the third 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. Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 45,890.5% during the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 1,394,893 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $308,216,000 after acquiring an additional 1,391,860 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 25,821.0% in the first 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 during the period. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 90.0% during the 4th quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,079,970 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $238,630,000 after acquiring an additional 511,699 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

Shares of IWM stock opened at $211.90 on Friday. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 12 month low of $171.73 and a 12 month high of $244.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $63.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.63 and a beta of 1.11. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $196.90 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $213.19.

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.