New Century Financial Group LLC Reduces Stock Position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM)

New Century Financial Group LLC reduced its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 61.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 2,469 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 3,936 shares during the period. New Century Financial Group LLC’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $554,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 24,883.5% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 2,832,878 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $625,754,000 after acquiring an additional 2,821,539 shares during the last quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund lifted its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 16.7% during the second quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 10,622,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,155,098,000 after buying an additional 1,520,000 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 50.5% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,313,404 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $952,788,000 after buying an additional 1,446,443 shares during the last quarter. Redwood Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $142,774,000. Finally, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 169.2% during the 2nd quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. now owns 1,015,268 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $205,988,000 after acquiring an additional 638,084 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

IWM opened at $229.33 on Friday. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 1 year low of $190.06 and a 1 year high of $244.98. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $229.30 and its 200 day simple moving average is $221.92.

About iShares Russell 2000 ETF

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.