Essex Financial Services Inc. Has $2.16 Million Holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM)

Essex Financial Services Inc. grew its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 1.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 9,759 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 125 shares during the period. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $2,156,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in IWM. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC now owns 30,240 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,682,000 after purchasing an additional 207 shares during the last quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 7,364 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,627,000 after buying an additional 72 shares during the period. Sapient Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 16.7% during the 4th quarter. Sapient Capital LLC now owns 1,759 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $389,000 after buying an additional 252 shares during the period. Pachira Investments Inc. acquired a new position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $938,000. Finally, Arlington Trust Co LLC raised its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 1,546.5% in the 4th quarter. Arlington Trust Co LLC now owns 708 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $156,000 after acquiring an additional 665 shares during the period.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:IWM opened at $227.02 on Tuesday. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 12-month low of $191.34 and a 12-month high of $244.98. The business has a 50 day moving average of $227.23 and a 200-day moving average of $223.04.

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.