Wedmont Private Capital Boosts Stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM)

Wedmont Private Capital boosted its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 34.3% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 12,124 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 3,097 shares during the period. Wedmont Private Capital’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $2,235,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $4,672,147,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 50.5% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,313,404 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $952,788,000 after purchasing an additional 1,446,443 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 45,890.5% in the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 1,394,893 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $308,216,000 after acquiring an additional 1,391,860 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 25,821.0% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 998,735 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $199,238,000 after purchasing an additional 994,882 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 90.0% in the 4th quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,079,970 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $238,630,000 after acquiring an additional 511,699 shares during the period.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF stock opened at $211.90 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $63.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.63 and a beta of 1.11. The business has a 50-day moving average of $196.90 and a 200 day moving average of $213.19. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 12 month low of $171.73 and a 12 month high of $244.98.

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.