Rice Hall James & Associates LLC Lowers Position in iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF $IWO

Rice Hall James & Associates LLC cut its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IWO) by 75.6% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,472 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 20,075 shares during the quarter. Rice Hall James & Associates LLC’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF were worth $2,031,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sentinel Advisory Group LLC bought a new position in iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF in the first quarter worth $1,900,000. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 20.2% during the 1st quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 410,500 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $128,819,000 after buying an additional 69,000 shares in the last quarter. GC Wealth Management RIA LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 221.6% during the 1st quarter. GC Wealth Management RIA LLC now owns 3,296 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,034,000 after buying an additional 2,271 shares in the last quarter. Compound Planning Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 19.7% in the 1st quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 5,079 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,594,000 after buying an additional 836 shares during the period. Finally, MWA Asset Management grew its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 1.8% in the 1st quarter. MWA Asset Management now owns 4,784 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,502,000 after buying an additional 86 shares during the period. 74.88% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF stock opened at $370.23 on Monday. iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $280.35 and a 1 year high of $396.69. The firm has a market cap of $14.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.86 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a 50-day moving average of $379.84 and a 200 day moving average of $353.27.

iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF Profile

iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Russell 2000 Growth Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of the small-capitalization growth sector of the United States equity market. It is a subset of the Russell 2000 Index, which measures the performance of the small-capitalization sector of the United States equity market.