Marquette Asset Management LLC Lowers Stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM)

Marquette Asset Management LLC lowered its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 1.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 23,437 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 310 shares during the period. iShares Russell 2000 ETF makes up approximately 0.9% of Marquette Asset Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest position. Marquette Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $4,704,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Morgan Stanley boosted its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 34.8% in the 3rd quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 19,634,415 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,470,187,000 after buying an additional 5,063,767 shares during the period. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund boosted its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 11.1% in the 3rd quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 11,206,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,980,548,000 after buying an additional 1,115,400 shares during the period. Empower Advisory Group LLC boosted its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 7,445,800 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,315,971,000 after buying an additional 33,773 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 7,106,992 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,256,090,000 after buying an additional 164,788 shares during the period. Finally, Barclays PLC boosted its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 43.5% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 4,484,931 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $792,666,000 after buying an additional 1,360,520 shares during the period.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Stock Performance

IWM stock traded up $1.88 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $198.36. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 24,613,603 shares, compared to its average volume of 32,692,924. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $202.47 and a 200-day simple moving average of $191.79. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 52-week low of $161.67 and a 52-week high of $211.88.

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.