Stephens Inc. AR Sells 157,073 Shares of iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF $IWS

Stephens Inc. AR decreased its holdings in shares of iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IWS) by 18.7% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 683,625 shares of the company’s stock after selling 157,073 shares during the period. iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF makes up about 1.2% of Stephens Inc. AR’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest position. Stephens Inc. AR owned approximately 0.72% of iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF worth $99,645,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its holdings in shares of iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 3,917,401 shares of the company’s stock worth $552,549,000 after acquiring an additional 165,686 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,759,738 shares of the company’s stock worth $496,812,000 after purchasing an additional 16,361 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its holdings in iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF by 1,160.7% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 3,565,153 shares of the company’s stock worth $502,865,000 after purchasing an additional 3,282,372 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 2,856,534 shares of the company’s stock worth $402,914,000 after purchasing an additional 33,247 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. raised its stake in shares of iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. now owns 2,732,375 shares of the company’s stock worth $385,401,000 after purchasing an additional 33,376 shares during the last quarter. 80.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF Price Performance

IWS stock opened at $166.05 on Monday. iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF has a twelve month low of $131.46 and a twelve month high of $166.86. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $160.12 and its 200-day moving average is $152.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.66 billion, a PE ratio of 19.11 and a beta of 0.95.

About iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF

iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares Russell Midcap Value Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Russell Midcap Value Index (the Value Index). The Value Index measures the performance of the mid-capitalization value sector of the United States equity market. The Value Index is a subset of the Russell Midcap Index and measures the performance of equity securities issued by those Russell Midcap Index companies with relatively lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth.