iShares Russell 2000 ETF $IWM Stock Sold by Wedbush Securities Inc.

Wedbush Securities Inc. trimmed its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 19.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 10,734 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 2,551 shares during the period. Wedbush Securities Inc.’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $2,983,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of IWM. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its position 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 buying an additional 197,189 shares during the last quarter. AIA Group Ltd increased its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 181.5% in the first quarter. AIA Group Ltd now owns 1,864,118 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $462,301,000 after buying an additional 1,201,808 shares during the period. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 12.0% during the first quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,603,667 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $397,709,000 after acquiring an additional 171,918 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 61.6% during the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 957,068 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $237,353,000 after acquiring an additional 364,779 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AMG National Trust Bank raised its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 4.6% during the first quarter. AMG National Trust Bank now owns 860,460 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $213,394,000 after acquiring an additional 37,843 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

iShares Russell 2000 ETF stock opened at $275.75 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $286.23 and its 200 day moving average is $287.00. The firm has a market cap of $74.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.69 and a beta of 1.13. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a one year low of $228.90 and a one year high of $305.18.

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.