iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) Shares Purchased by Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 10.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 288,816 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 26,312 shares during the quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC owned about 0.09% of iShares Russell 2000 ETF worth $63,817,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ritholtz Wealth Management grew its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 7.7% in the 4th quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 2,276 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $503,000 after buying an additional 162 shares in the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D acquired a new position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $88,890,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 39.5% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,853 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $851,000 after acquiring an additional 1,091 shares in the last quarter. Silverleafe Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 89.6% during the 4th quarter. Silverleafe Capital Partners LLC now owns 8,490 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,876,000 after acquiring an additional 4,012 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. lifted its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. now owns 74,105 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $16,369,000 after acquiring an additional 1,512 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Trading Down 0.7 %

Shares of IWM opened at $228.29 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $229.44 and a 200-day simple moving average of $221.88. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 1 year low of $190.06 and a 1 year high of $244.98.

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.