Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. Increases Position in iShares Micro-Cap ETF $IWC

Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Micro-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IWC) by 134.6% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 164,721 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 94,500 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. owned approximately 2.15% of iShares Micro-Cap ETF worth $26,899,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in IWC. Whittier Trust Co. raised its stake in iShares Micro-Cap ETF by 168.8% during the 1st quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 323,937 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $52,899,000 after acquiring an additional 203,428 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of iShares Micro-Cap ETF by 6.3% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 214,732 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $32,014,000 after purchasing an additional 12,731 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Micro-Cap ETF by 18.5% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 177,674 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $28,019,000 after purchasing an additional 27,768 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its stake in shares of iShares Micro-Cap ETF by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 96,886 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $15,279,000 after purchasing an additional 3,787 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Micro-Cap ETF by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 95,372 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $16,431,000 after purchasing an additional 1,746 shares during the period.

iShares Micro-Cap ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:IWC opened at $197.59 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $1.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.35 and a beta of 1.09. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $187.62 and its 200 day moving average price is $173.67. iShares Micro-Cap ETF has a 1-year low of $126.19 and a 1-year high of $203.28.

iShares Micro-Cap ETF Company Profile

iShares Micro-Cap ETF, formerly iShares Russell Microcap Index Fund, is an exchange traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Russell Microcap Index (the Index). The Index measures the microcap sector of the United States equity market. The Index is a float-adjusted capitalization-weighted index and includes equity securities issued by issuers with total market capitalizations ranging from approximately $50 million to $550 million, though these amounts may change from time to time.