iShares Russell 2000 ETF $IWM Shares Bought by Flputnam Investment Management Co.

Flputnam Investment Management Co. grew its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 10.4% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 46,775 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 4,392 shares during the quarter. Flputnam Investment Management Co.’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $14,004,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Horizon Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $22,859,000. Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 37.8% during the first quarter. Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors LLC now owns 9,676 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,400,000 after buying an additional 2,654 shares in the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 14.9% in the fourth quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 590,250 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $145,296,000 after acquiring an additional 76,358 shares during the last quarter. World Investment Advisors raised its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 38.8% in the fourth quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 32,933 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $8,107,000 after acquiring an additional 9,214 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Prospera Financial Services Inc raised its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 12.8% in the fourth quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 57,696 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $14,216,000 after acquiring an additional 6,567 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Stock Down 1.4%

Shares of NYSEARCA:IWM opened at $295.75 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $81.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.69 and a beta of 1.11. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 52-week low of $228.90 and a 52-week high of $305.18. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $297.35 and its 200-day simple moving average is $279.30.

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.