Rice Hall James & Associates LLC Purchases New Position in iShares Micro-Cap ETF $IWC

Rice Hall James & Associates LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Micro-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IWC) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 28,750 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $4,534,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in IWC. Whittier Trust Co. acquired a new position in shares of iShares Micro-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $19,589,000. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares Micro-Cap ETF by 107,932.3% during the 4th quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 70,221 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $11,414,000 after purchasing an additional 70,156 shares in the last quarter. Yeomans Consulting Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares Micro-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $10,521,000. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Micro-Cap ETF by 2,971.4% during the 4th quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 42,109 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,641,000 after purchasing an additional 40,738 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in shares of iShares Micro-Cap ETF by 744,866.7% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 22,349 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,524,000 after purchasing an additional 22,346 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Micro-Cap ETF Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of NYSEARCA:IWC opened at $191.02 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $181.59 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $170.30. iShares Micro-Cap ETF has a 12-month low of $121.21 and a 12-month high of $193.84. The firm has a market cap of $1.45 billion, a PE ratio of 15.35 and a beta of 1.10.

iShares Micro-Cap ETF Company Profile

iShares Micro-Cap ETF, formerly iShares Russell Microcap Index Fund, is an exchange traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Russell Microcap Index (the Index). The Index measures the microcap sector of the United States equity market. The Index is a float-adjusted capitalization-weighted index and includes equity securities issued by issuers with total market capitalizations ranging from approximately $50 million to $550 million, though these amounts may change from time to time.