Chapin Davis Inc. Decreases Stock Holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM)

Chapin Davis Inc. lowered its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 2.0% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 2,540 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 52 shares during the quarter. Chapin Davis Inc.’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $515,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Private Advisor Group LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 104.5% in the 4th quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 193,264 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $38,786,000 after acquiring an additional 4,492,092 shares during the period. Rafferty Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 84.1% in the fourth quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 8,584,687 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,723,033,000 after purchasing an additional 3,921,131 shares during the period. Natixis purchased a new position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF in the first quarter worth about $441,651,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 44.7% in the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,009,724 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,263,845,000 after purchasing an additional 1,856,738 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pathstone Holdings LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $184,171,000.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:IWM traded up $0.56 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $212.60. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 30,427,401 shares, compared to its average volume of 34,672,992. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a fifty-two week low of $161.67 and a fifty-two week high of $228.63. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $208.37 and its 200-day moving average is $204.47.

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.