Traders Buy High Volume of Put Options on iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM)

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) saw some unusual options trading on Thursday. Investors purchased 1,873,708 put options on the company. This is an increase of 40% compared to the typical daily volume of 1,338,701 put options.

Institutional Trading of iShares Russell 2000 ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in IWM. Defender Capital LLC. bought a new position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $411,000. Fairfield Bush & CO. purchased a new stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF during the first quarter valued at about $105,000. AMI Investment Management Inc. raised its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 38.5% during the first quarter. AMI Investment Management Inc. now owns 6,553 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,345,000 after purchasing an additional 1,822 shares in the last quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 29.9% in the first quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,391 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $286,000 after buying an additional 320 shares during the period. Finally, Sei Investments Co. boosted its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 8.2% in the 1st quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 38,919 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $7,989,000 after purchasing an additional 2,962 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF stock opened at $193.09 on Friday. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a one year low of $161.67 and a one year high of $211.88. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $202.80 and a 200 day simple moving average of $190.81.

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.