CWC Advisors LLC. Increases Holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF $IWM

CWC Advisors LLC. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 42.5% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 11,599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 3,462 shares during the quarter. iShares Russell 2000 ETF accounts for approximately 1.4% of CWC Advisors LLC.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 23rd biggest holding. CWC Advisors LLC.’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $2,877,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in IWM. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 633.5% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 43,751,735 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $10,769,927,000 after acquiring an additional 51,952,453 shares in the last quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 10.6% during the second quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 6,747,829 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,456,114,000 after purchasing an additional 648,801 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 4,252,572 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,046,813,000 after purchasing an additional 130,667 shares in the last quarter. HRT Financial LP boosted its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 112.9% in the fourth quarter. HRT Financial LP now owns 4,119,165 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,013,973,000 after purchasing an additional 2,184,265 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Durable Capital Partners LP boosted its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 105.5% in the second quarter. Durable Capital Partners LP now owns 2,596,668 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $560,335,000 after purchasing an additional 1,333,316 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF stock opened at $295.59 on Monday. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 52 week low of $206.81 and a 52 week high of $297.91. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $281.83 and its two-hundred day moving average is $265.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $82.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.69 and a beta of 1.11.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF 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.