Aureus Asset Management LLC Buys 2,549 Shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF $IWM

Aureus Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 13.2% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 21,901 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 2,549 shares during the period. Aureus Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $5,431,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of IWM. Acumen Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC bought a new stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF during the third quarter valued at $28,000. Osbon Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $31,000. Columbia Asset Management purchased a new position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. Finally, Tucker Asset Management LLC bought a new position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $32,000.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of NYSEARCA IWM opened at $293.79 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $291.44 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $272.49. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a twelve month low of $212.34 and a twelve month high of $302.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $81.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.69 and a beta of 1.10.

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.