iShares Russell 2000 ETF $IWM Stock: Simplex Trading LLC Trims Stake

Simplex Trading LLC reduced its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 8.2% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 492,550 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 44,260 shares during the period. iShares Russell 2000 ETF makes up 0.1% of Simplex Trading LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest holding. Simplex Trading LLC owned approximately 0.18% of iShares Russell 2000 ETF worth $136,875,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of IWM. NWK Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 1.1% in the first quarter. NWK Group Inc. now owns 3,279 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $813,000 after purchasing an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Mirador Capital Partners LP boosted its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 2.9% during the second quarter. Mirador Capital Partners LP now owns 1,274 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $383,000 after buying an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Group Ltd boosted its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 3.5% during the second quarter. Wealth Group Ltd now owns 1,101 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $331,000 after buying an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. Intergy Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 5.0% during the third quarter. Intergy Private Wealth LLC now owns 775 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $215,000 after buying an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Howland Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 1.8% during the third quarter. Howland Capital Management LLC now owns 2,081 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $578,000 after buying an additional 37 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA IWM opened at $282.51 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $78.47 billion, a PE ratio of 17.69 and a beta of 1.14. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $281.84 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $278.98. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 1-year low of $228.90 and a 1-year high of $305.18.

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.