5,332 Shares in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) Acquired by Ascent Capital Management LLC

Ascent Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 5,332 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,178,000. iShares Russell 2000 ETF comprises about 1.2% of Ascent Capital Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 15th biggest position.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of IWM. one8zero8 LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $36,000. Choate Investment Advisors lifted its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 37.4% in the 4th quarter. Choate Investment Advisors now owns 8,824 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,950,000 after purchasing an additional 2,402 shares in the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 14.1% during the 4th quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 97,272 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $21,493,000 after purchasing an additional 12,012 shares during the last quarter. Copperwynd Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 874.8% during the fourth quarter. Copperwynd Financial LLC now owns 11,405 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,520,000 after buying an additional 10,235 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ironwood Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 7.8% in the fourth quarter. Ironwood Investment Management LLC now owns 39,506 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,729,000 after buying an additional 2,861 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of IWM opened at $202.89 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $65.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.20 and a beta of 1.19. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 1 year low of $191.34 and a 1 year high of $244.98. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $219.85 and its 200 day simple moving average is $223.18.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Profile

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.