iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF $IWN Shares Acquired by Sterling Capital Management LLC

Sterling Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IWN) by 79.3% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 33,553 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 14,844 shares during the period. Sterling Capital Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF were worth $6,361,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF by 6.7% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 6,753,830 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,065,484,000 after buying an additional 422,172 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its stake in iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF by 99.4% during the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 508,278 shares of the company’s stock worth $80,186,000 after buying an additional 253,326 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its stake in iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF by 14.7% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 1,016,764 shares of the company’s stock worth $184,248,000 after buying an additional 130,498 shares during the period. Advisors Preferred LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF by 189.6% in the fourth quarter. Advisors Preferred LLC now owns 183,323 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,524,000 after acquiring an additional 120,027 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arax Advisory Partners acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF in the fourth quarter worth $20,734,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.70% of the company’s stock.

iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of IWN stock opened at $221.43 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $14.30 billion, a PE ratio of 14.35 and a beta of 1.02. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $211.55 and its 200-day simple moving average is $198.98. iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF has a 52 week low of $155.54 and a 52 week high of $221.94.

iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF Company Profile

iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF, formerly Ishares Trust Russel 2000 (the Fund), formerly iShares Russell 2000 Value Index Fund, is an exchange traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Russell 2000 Value Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of equity securities of Russell 2000 Index issuers with relatively lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.