Rice Hall James & Associates LLC Purchases New Position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF $IWM

Rice Hall James & Associates LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 17,402 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $4,284,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. DSG Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF in the 4th quarter worth $1,354,000. Cobblestone Capital Advisors LLC NY boosted its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 22.5% during the 3rd quarter. Cobblestone Capital Advisors LLC NY now owns 32,691 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,910,000 after buying an additional 6,002 shares during the period. Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $6,291,000. Westwood Wealth Management purchased a new stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $820,000. Finally, Citizens Business Bank boosted its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 15.9% during the 3rd quarter. Citizens Business Bank now owns 39,714 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $9,609,000 after buying an additional 5,456 shares during the period.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Trading Up 0.6%

NYSEARCA:IWM opened at $294.64 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $278.71 and a 200-day moving average price of $263.78. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 12 month low of $206.81 and a 12 month high of $297.91. The stock has a market cap of $81.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.69 and a beta of 1.11.

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. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.