Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. Buys 112,475 Shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF $IWM

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. raised its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 28.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 513,755 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 112,475 shares during the quarter. iShares Russell 2000 ETF accounts for about 0.9% of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.’s holdings, making the stock its 16th biggest holding. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $126,791,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Basso Capital Management L.P. increased its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 578.3% in the 4th quarter. Basso Capital Management L.P. now owns 37,447 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $9,218,000 after buying an additional 31,926 shares during the last quarter. Align Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF during the 4th quarter worth $55,081,000. Guggenheim Capital LLC grew its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 15,744 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,876,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. KCM Capital Inc bought a new position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $2,536,000. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 8.6% in the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 178,129 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $43,848,000 after acquiring an additional 14,176 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Stock Down 0.8%

NYSEARCA IWM opened at $289.88 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $280.27 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $264.39. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a twelve month low of $206.81 and a twelve month high of $297.91. The company has a market capitalization of $80.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.69 and a beta of 1.11.

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.