Financial Counselors Inc. Raises Holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM)

Financial Counselors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 19.9% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 40,786 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,763 shares during the period. Financial Counselors Inc.’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $8,136,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Rafferty Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 7,929,117 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,752,018,000 after purchasing an additional 28,343 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 5.5% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 4,022,610 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $888,836,000 after acquiring an additional 209,752 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 12.4% during the 4th quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,937,378 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $428,017,000 after acquiring an additional 212,992 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,893,984 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $418,495,000 after acquiring an additional 15,121 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 10.9% during the 1st quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,751,639 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $349,434,000 after acquiring an additional 172,513 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:IWM opened at $219.73 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $208.45 and a 200-day simple moving average of $209.88. The stock has a market cap of $65.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.69 and a beta of 1.15. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 1 year low of $171.73 and a 1 year high of $244.98.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Profile

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.