Vestcor Inc Raises Position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM)

Vestcor Inc lifted its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 308.4% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 48,438 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 36,578 shares during the period. Vestcor Inc’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $9,663,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of IWM. First Foundation Advisors boosted its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 6.0% in the 1st quarter. First Foundation Advisors now owns 121,901 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $24,318,000 after purchasing an additional 6,890 shares during the period. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise bought a new position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $7,134,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 6.5% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 31,572 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,298,000 after purchasing an additional 1,920 shares during the period. Mycio Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 2.4% in the 1st quarter. Mycio Wealth Partners LLC now owns 17,074 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,406,000 after purchasing an additional 399 shares during the period. Finally, TCTC Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 1.9% in the 1st quarter. TCTC Holdings LLC now owns 199,097 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $39,718,000 after purchasing an additional 3,767 shares during the period.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA IWM opened at $222.69 on Wednesday. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 52-week low of $171.73 and a 52-week high of $244.98. The company has a market capitalization of $64.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.69 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a fifty day moving average of $214.95 and a 200-day moving average of $210.05.

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.