EMC Capital Management Takes Position in iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF $IWO

EMC Capital Management purchased a new position in iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IWO) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 13,732 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $5,410,000. iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF accounts for about 2.1% of EMC Capital Management’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest position.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Optiver Holding B.V. increased its stake in iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 100.1% in the 1st quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. now owns 16,503 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,179,000 after acquiring an additional 22,775,700 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 68.8% during the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 966,022 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $312,035,000 after purchasing an additional 393,686 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp bought a new position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $84,862,000. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund increased its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 182.2% in the fourth quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 341,500 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $110,308,000 after purchasing an additional 220,500 shares during the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company purchased a new stake in iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $62,237,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.88% of the company’s stock.

iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF stock opened at $375.11 on Thursday. iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $299.64 and a 1 year high of $396.69. The firm has a market cap of $14.48 billion, a PE ratio of 21.86 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $383.19 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $361.34.

About iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF

iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Russell 2000 Growth Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of the small-capitalization growth sector of the United States equity market. It is a subset of the Russell 2000 Index, which measures the performance of the small-capitalization sector of the United States equity market.