State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D Makes New Investment in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM)

State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D acquired a new stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 402,418 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $88,890,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC lifted its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 18,080 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,668,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 0.4% in the second quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 12,337 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,503,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Paragon Financial Partners Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 3.2% during the second quarter. Paragon Financial Partners Inc. now owns 1,571 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $319,000 after buying an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. Renasant Bank grew its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 4.3% during the first quarter. Renasant Bank now owns 1,183 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $249,000 after buying an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Front Row Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 34.3% during the second quarter. Front Row Advisors LLC now owns 192 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 49 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

IWM traded up $1.74 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $238.12. 26,597,830 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 24,432,066. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 1 year low of $166.79 and a 1 year high of $238.49. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $219.76 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $211.87.

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.