iShares Russell 2000 ETF $IWM Stake Boosted by Aspen Investment Management Inc

Aspen Investment Management Inc increased its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 5.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 38,329 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,878 shares during the quarter. iShares Russell 2000 ETF makes up 2.8% of Aspen Investment Management Inc’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Aspen Investment Management Inc’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $9,435,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Rafferty Asset Management LLC increased its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 10.6% in the 2nd 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. Durable Capital Partners LP increased its stake in 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 worth $560,335,000 after purchasing an additional 1,333,316 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 25.5% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,967,246 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $475,995,000 after acquiring an additional 400,017 shares in the last quarter. IMC Chicago LLC grew its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 344.2% during the 4th quarter. IMC Chicago LLC now owns 1,585,486 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $390,283,000 after acquiring an additional 1,228,526 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co grew its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 926.9% during the 3rd quarter. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co now owns 1,458,061 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $352,792,000 after acquiring an additional 1,316,074 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:IWM opened at $279.87 on Thursday. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a fifty-two week low of $199.65 and a fifty-two week high of $287.58. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $264.20 and its two-hundred day moving average is $257.64. The stock has a market cap of $77.72 billion, a PE 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.