1492 Capital Management LLC Takes $3.91 Million Position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF $IWM

1492 Capital Management LLC bought a new position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 15,765 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $3,910,000. iShares Russell 2000 ETF comprises about 1.5% of 1492 Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest holding.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 633.5% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 43,751,735 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,769,927,000 after buying an additional 51,952,453 shares in the last quarter. CTC LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 102.5% during the third quarter. CTC LLC now owns 339,320 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $82,102,000 after buying an additional 13,804,173 shares in the last quarter. HRT Financial LP raised its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 2,184,265 shares during the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 452.0% in the fourth quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 1,655,028 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $407,402,000 after acquiring an additional 1,355,215 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Durable Capital Partners LP boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 105.5% in 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 acquiring an additional 1,333,316 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA IWM opened at $299.83 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $83.26 billion, a PE ratio of 17.69 and a beta of 1.11. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a one year low of $212.34 and a one year high of $301.50. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $285.08 and its 200 day simple moving average is $266.66.

About iShares Russell 2000 ETF

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.