Ascentis Independent Advisors Increases Stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF $IWM

Ascentis Independent Advisors boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 138.6% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 5,326 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 3,094 shares during the period. Ascentis Independent Advisors’ holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $1,321,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Stephens Inc. AR boosted its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 12.5% during the first quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 120,695 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $29,932,000 after purchasing an additional 13,436 shares in the last quarter. GM Advisory Group LLC boosted its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 9.2% during the 1st quarter. GM Advisory Group LLC now owns 8,672 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,151,000 after acquiring an additional 732 shares in the last quarter. Hillcrest Wealth Advisors NY LLC boosted its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 2.6% during the 1st quarter. Hillcrest Wealth Advisors NY LLC now owns 83,132 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $20,617,000 after acquiring an additional 2,145 shares in the last quarter. Integral Investment Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 5.1% in the 1st quarter. Integral Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 2,167 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $537,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the period. Finally, Forte Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 6.0% in the 1st quarter. Forte Asset Management LLC now owns 10,865 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,694,000 after acquiring an additional 614 shares during the period.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Trading Down 0.9%

IWM opened at $296.19 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $82.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.69 and a beta of 1.10. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 12 month low of $212.34 and a 12 month high of $302.72. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $288.33 and a 200-day moving average price of $269.04.

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.