HighTower Advisors LLC Boosts Stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF $IWM

HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 14.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 590,250 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 76,358 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $145,296,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Rafferty Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in 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 buying an additional 648,801 shares in the last quarter. Durable Capital Partners LP boosted its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 105.5% during the 2nd quarter. Durable Capital Partners LP now owns 2,596,668 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $560,335,000 after purchasing an additional 1,333,316 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 25.5% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,967,246 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $475,995,000 after purchasing an additional 400,017 shares during the last quarter. IMC Chicago LLC boosted its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 344.2% during the fourth quarter. IMC Chicago LLC now owns 1,585,486 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $390,283,000 after acquiring an additional 1,228,526 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co boosted its position in 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 worth $352,792,000 after acquiring an additional 1,316,074 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA IWM opened at $273.00 on Wednesday. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 1 year low of $199.65 and a 1 year high of $287.58. The firm has a market cap of $75.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.69 and a beta of 1.11. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $263.68 and its 200 day moving average price is $257.39.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Company 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.