Stock Traders Purchase Large Volume of Put Options on iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM)

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) was the recipient of unusually large options trading activity on Thursday. Investors bought 1,873,708 put options on the company. This represents an increase of 40% compared to the typical volume of 1,338,701 put options.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of IWM stock opened at $192.79 on Friday. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 52 week low of $161.67 and a 52 week high of $211.88. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $202.93 and a 200-day moving average price of $190.68.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Russell 2000 ETF

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Bragg Financial Advisors Inc raised its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Bragg Financial Advisors Inc now owns 4,602 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $924,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Baystate Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Baystate Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,470 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $496,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the period. Grant Street Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 4.4% during the 4th quarter. Grant Street Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,294 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $260,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares during the period. Fulton Bank N.A. grew its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 0.4% during the 1st quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. now owns 14,202 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,987,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rehmann Capital Advisory Group grew its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 0.3% in the third quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group now owns 17,630 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,116,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Company 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.