O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC Increases Holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM)

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 89.7% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 14,059 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,648 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $2,957,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of IWM. Obermeyer Wood Investment Counsel Lllp grew its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. Obermeyer Wood Investment Counsel Lllp now owns 5,623 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,183,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares during the period. Renasant Bank boosted its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 4.3% in the 1st quarter. Renasant Bank now owns 1,183 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $249,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Baystate Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Baystate Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,470 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $496,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares in the last quarter. Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC ADV boosted its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 2.2% in the 1st quarter. Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC ADV now owns 2,390 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $503,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management boosted its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 8,627 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,814,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of IWM traded down $4.78 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $217.85. The company had a trading volume of 41,169,691 shares, compared to its average volume of 34,146,875. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $205.85 and a 200 day moving average price of $202.19. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 52 week low of $161.67 and a 52 week high of $226.64.

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.