iShares Russell 2000 ETF $IWM Shares Acquired by HighTower Advisors LLC

HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 10.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 712,746 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 70,330 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC owned about 0.26% of iShares Russell 2000 ETF worth $214,144,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of IWM. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 633.5% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 43,751,735 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,769,927,000 after buying an additional 51,952,453 shares during the period. HRT Financial LP raised its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 112.9% during the 4th quarter. HRT Financial LP now owns 4,119,165 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,013,973,000 after buying an additional 2,184,265 shares during the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 452.0% in the 4th quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 1,655,028 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $407,402,000 after acquiring an additional 1,355,215 shares during the period. Durable Capital Partners LP lifted its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 105.5% in the 2nd quarter. Durable Capital Partners LP now owns 2,596,668 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $560,335,000 after acquiring an additional 1,333,316 shares during the period. Finally, AIA Group Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 181.5% in the first quarter. AIA Group Ltd now owns 1,864,118 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $462,301,000 after acquiring an additional 1,201,808 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:IWM opened at $296.01 on Monday. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a fifty-two week low of $228.90 and a fifty-two week high of $305.18. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $296.97 and its 200-day simple moving average is $280.46. The company has a market cap of $81.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.69 and a beta of 1.11.

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. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.