Vestcor Inc Purchases 36,578 Shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM)

Vestcor Inc lifted its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 308.4% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 48,438 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 36,578 shares during the period. Vestcor Inc’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $9,663,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. CM Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. CM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,531 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,222,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. BOS Asset Management LLC lifted its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. BOS Asset Management LLC now owns 1,612 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $356,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. now owns 996 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $220,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. Capital Group Private Client Services Inc. lifted its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Capital Group Private Client Services Inc. now owns 18,028 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,984,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NFP Retirement Inc. lifted its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. NFP Retirement Inc. now owns 1,500 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $331,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of IWM opened at $222.69 on Wednesday. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a twelve month low of $171.73 and a twelve month high of $244.98. The company has a market cap of $64.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.69 and a beta of 1.15. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $214.95 and its 200-day simple moving average is $210.05.

About iShares Russell 2000 ETF

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.