Welch Group LLC Increases Position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF $IWM

Welch Group LLC raised its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWMFree Report) by 37.7% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 2,014 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 551 shares during the period. Welch Group LLC’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $435,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of IWM. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position 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 worth $10,228,208,000 after buying an additional 47,286,837 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 59.8% in the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,044,142 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,205,746,000 after acquiring an additional 2,262,696 shares during the last quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board raised its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 74.7% during the 1st quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 3,010,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $600,465,000 after acquiring an additional 1,287,000 shares during the period. 59 North Capital Management LP raised its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 107.8% during the 1st quarter. 59 North Capital Management LP now owns 1,731,163 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $345,350,000 after acquiring an additional 898,067 shares during the period. Finally, Alaska Permanent Fund Corp boosted its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 286.9% during the 1st quarter. Alaska Permanent Fund Corp now owns 1,197,502 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $233,345,000 after acquiring an additional 887,984 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Trading Down 3.0%

Shares of IWM opened at $237.79 on Monday. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 12-month low of $171.73 and a 12-month high of $248.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $66.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.69 and a beta of 1.15. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $235.37 and a 200 day moving average price of $216.34.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Profile

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM)

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