EMC Capital Management Acquires Shares of 128,970 iShares Russell 2000 ETF $IWM

EMC Capital Management bought a new stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 128,970 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $38,749,000. iShares Russell 2000 ETF accounts for about 15.2% of EMC Capital Management’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd largest position.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in IWM. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in 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 during the period. Rafferty Asset Management LLC lifted its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 10.6% during the 2nd quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 6,747,829 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,456,114,000 after purchasing an additional 648,801 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp lifted its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 4,252,572 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,046,813,000 after purchasing an additional 130,667 shares during the period. HRT Financial LP boosted its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 112.9% in the 4th quarter. HRT Financial LP now owns 4,119,165 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,013,973,000 after purchasing an additional 2,184,265 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 6.6% in the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 3,187,467 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $790,492,000 after purchasing an additional 197,189 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:IWM opened at $294.01 on Thursday. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a one year low of $228.90 and a one year high of $305.18. The company has a 50 day moving average of $297.12 and a 200-day moving average of $280.01. The stock has a market cap of $80.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.69 and a beta of 1.11.

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.