iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF $IWN Shares Purchased by Sterling Capital Management LLC

Sterling Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IWN) by 79.3% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 33,553 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 14,844 shares during the quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC owned approximately 0.05% of iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF worth $6,361,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF by 6.7% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 6,753,830 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,065,484,000 after acquiring an additional 422,172 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF by 99.4% during the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 508,278 shares of the company’s stock worth $80,186,000 after purchasing an additional 253,326 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its position in iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF by 14.7% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 1,016,764 shares of the company’s stock worth $184,248,000 after purchasing an additional 130,498 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Preferred LLC raised its stake in iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF by 189.6% during the fourth quarter. Advisors Preferred LLC now owns 183,323 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,524,000 after purchasing an additional 120,027 shares during the period. Finally, Arax Advisory Partners purchased a new position in iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $20,734,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.70% of the company’s stock.

iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of IWN opened at $221.43 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $14.30 billion, a PE ratio of 14.35 and a beta of 1.02. The company’s fifty day moving average is $211.55 and its two-hundred day moving average is $198.98. iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF has a fifty-two week low of $155.54 and a fifty-two week high of $221.94.

About iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF

iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF, formerly Ishares Trust Russel 2000 (the Fund), formerly iShares Russell 2000 Value Index Fund, is an exchange traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Russell 2000 Value Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of equity securities of Russell 2000 Index issuers with relatively lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.