Basso Capital Management L.P. Grows Holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF $IWM

Basso Capital Management L.P. increased its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 578.3% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 37,447 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 31,926 shares during the period. iShares Russell 2000 ETF comprises about 5.5% of Basso Capital Management L.P.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest position. Basso Capital Management L.P.’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $9,218,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 633.5% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 43,751,735 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $10,769,927,000 after purchasing an additional 51,952,453 shares in the last quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 10.6% in the second quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 6,747,829 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,456,114,000 after purchasing an additional 648,801 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp lifted its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 4,252,572 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,046,813,000 after purchasing an additional 130,667 shares in the last quarter. HRT Financial LP lifted its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 112.9% in the fourth quarter. HRT Financial LP now owns 4,119,165 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,013,973,000 after purchasing an additional 2,184,265 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Durable Capital Partners LP boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 105.5% in the 2nd quarter. Durable Capital Partners LP now owns 2,596,668 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $560,335,000 after buying an additional 1,333,316 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Trading Down 0.8%

NYSEARCA:IWM opened at $289.88 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $80.50 billion, a PE ratio of 17.69 and a beta of 1.11. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 1-year low of $206.81 and a 1-year high of $297.91. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $280.27 and a 200 day simple moving average of $264.39.

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