Traders Buy High Volume of Put Options on iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM)

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) was the target of unusually large options trading activity on Thursday. Investors purchased 1,873,708 put options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 40% compared to the typical daily volume of 1,338,701 put options.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of IWM. Defender Capital LLC. bought a new position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF in the first quarter worth $411,000. Fairfield Bush & CO. bought a new position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF in the first quarter worth $105,000. AMI Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 38.5% in the first quarter. AMI Investment Management Inc. now owns 6,553 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,345,000 after purchasing an additional 1,822 shares during the period. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 29.9% in the first quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,391 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $286,000 after purchasing an additional 320 shares during the period. Finally, Sei Investments Co. lifted its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 8.2% in the first quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 38,919 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $7,989,000 after purchasing an additional 2,962 shares during the period.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF stock opened at $193.09 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $202.80 and its 200-day simple moving average is $190.81. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 1 year low of $161.67 and a 1 year high of $211.88.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Company 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.