Capstone Financial Advisors Inc. Acquires 7,824 Shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF $IWM

Capstone Financial Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 28.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 35,465 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,824 shares during the period. iShares Russell 2000 ETF makes up approximately 0.4% of Capstone Financial Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 25th largest position. Capstone Financial Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $7,653,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of 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 during the last quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 3.4% in the first quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 8,144,065 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,624,660,000 after acquiring an additional 265,987 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position 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 worth $1,205,746,000 after acquiring an additional 2,262,696 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 4,053,871 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $808,707,000 after purchasing an additional 31,261 shares during the last quarter. Finally, US Bancorp DE boosted its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 2.7% in the 1st quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,969,039 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $791,808,000 after purchasing an additional 104,693 shares during the period.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA IWM opened at $236.79 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $243.29 and its two-hundred day moving average is $225.65. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 52-week low of $171.73 and a 52-week high of $252.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $65.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.69 and a beta of 1.13.

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.