Algert Global LLC Grows Stock Holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM)

Algert Global LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 27.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 12,776 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,739 shares during the period. Algert Global LLC’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $2,822,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in IWM. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 2.4% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 44,592 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $9,378,000 after purchasing an additional 1,042 shares in the last quarter. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 90.3% in the 1st quarter. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC now owns 33,358 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,015,000 after buying an additional 15,829 shares during the period. Creekmur Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Aspect Partners LLC grew its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 101.9% during the first quarter. Aspect Partners LLC now owns 10,421 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,192,000 after acquiring an additional 5,259 shares during the period. Finally, Strategic Wealth Partners Ltd. raised its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 11.5% in the first quarter. Strategic Wealth Partners Ltd. now owns 59,044 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $12,417,000 after acquiring an additional 6,098 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA IWM opened at $240.62 on Wednesday. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a one year low of $177.20 and a one year high of $244.98. The company’s fifty day moving average is $225.04 and its two-hundred day moving average is $214.85.

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.