Anchor Capital Advisors LLC Decreases Position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM)

Anchor Capital Advisors LLC trimmed its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWMFree Report) by 2.7% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 21,944 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 598 shares during the period. Anchor Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $4,452,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Rafferty Asset Management LLC lifted its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 84.1% in the fourth quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 8,584,687 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,723,033,000 after buying an additional 3,921,131 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 7,332,475 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,471,701,000 after acquiring an additional 225,483 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 44.7% in the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,009,724 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,263,845,000 after acquiring an additional 1,856,738 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,801,786 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $763,056,000 after purchasing an additional 94,226 shares during the period. Finally, US Bancorp DE grew its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 2.4% during the 1st quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,754,489 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $789,587,000 after purchasing an additional 88,582 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

iShares Russell 2000 ETF stock opened at $207.90 on Friday. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 1-year low of $161.67 and a 1-year high of $228.63. The company’s 50-day moving average is $212.82 and its 200 day moving average is $206.33.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Profile

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM)

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