Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC Lowers Position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF $IWM

Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC lessened its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 2.7% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 52,898 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,452 shares during the quarter. iShares Russell 2000 ETF makes up about 1.3% of Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 25th largest holding. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $11,415,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in IWM. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 1,186.6% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 51,271,785 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,228,208,000 after buying an additional 47,286,837 shares during the last quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC raised its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 3.4% during the first quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 8,144,065 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,624,660,000 after buying an additional 265,987 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 59.8% during the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,044,142 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,205,746,000 after buying an additional 2,262,696 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 0.8% during the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 4,053,871 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $808,707,000 after buying an additional 31,261 shares during the last quarter. Finally, US Bancorp DE raised its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 2.7% during the first quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,969,039 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $791,808,000 after buying an additional 104,693 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Trading Down 3.0%

Shares of NYSEARCA:IWM opened at $237.79 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $235.37 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $216.26. The stock has a market capitalization of $67.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.69 and a beta of 1.15. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 12-month low of $171.73 and a 12-month high of $248.48.

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.