Main Street Research LLC Buys 96,587 Shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM)

Main Street Research LLC grew its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 54.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 275,590 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 96,587 shares during the period. iShares Russell 2000 ETF accounts for about 4.4% of Main Street Research LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. Main Street Research LLC’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $55,314,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in IWM. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 113,180.6% during the fourth quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC now owns 334,806,395 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $58,376,843,000 after purchasing an additional 334,510,840 shares during the period. Barclays PLC grew its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 106.6% during the 2nd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 3,124,411 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $585,108,000 after buying an additional 50,291,574 shares during the period. Select Equity Group L.P. lifted its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 100.0% during the 4th quarter. Select Equity Group L.P. now owns 2,081 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $363,000 after acquiring an additional 10,769,881 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley boosted its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 34.8% during the third quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 19,634,415 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,470,187,000 after acquiring an additional 5,063,767 shares in the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 20,707.4% in the fourth quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 4,469,230 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $897,019,000 after purchasing an additional 4,447,751 shares during the period.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Trading Down 0.5 %

IWM traded down $1.02 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $194.76. The company had a trading volume of 27,477,850 shares, compared to its average volume of 38,220,742. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $202.97 and its 200 day moving average price is $190.52. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 52 week low of $161.67 and a 52 week high of $211.88.

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.