Aptus Capital Advisors LLC Acquires 2,401 Shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF $IWM

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 10.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 24,531 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 2,401 shares during the quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $5,936,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in IWM. Empower Advisory Group LLC raised its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 5.8% in the second quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 8,616,866 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,859,433,000 after buying an additional 472,801 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 35.3% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,178,921 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,764,930,000 after acquiring an additional 2,134,779 shares in the last quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 10.6% during the 2nd quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 6,747,829 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,456,114,000 after acquiring an additional 648,801 shares during the period. Holocene Advisors LP purchased a new position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,230,003,000. Finally, Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 22,037.5% in the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,865,477 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $618,341,000 after acquiring an additional 2,852,533 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Stock Down 2.3%

IWM opened at $250.89 on Friday. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 52 week low of $171.73 and a 52 week high of $271.60. The stock has a market cap of $71.47 billion, a PE ratio of 17.69 and a beta of 1.13. The business has a 50 day moving average of $260.78 and a 200-day moving average of $249.34.

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. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.