Delta Financial Group Inc. Makes New Investment in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM)

Delta Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 10,657 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $2,355,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Empower Advisory Group LLC lifted its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 7,878,078 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,740,740,000 after purchasing an additional 199,487 shares during the period. Toronto Dominion Bank lifted its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 3.7% during the third quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 6,729,586 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,486,498,000 after purchasing an additional 243,160 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 50.5% during the third 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 in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE increased its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 1.1% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,878,944 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $856,843,000 after buying an additional 41,923 shares in the last quarter. Finally, M&T Bank Corp increased its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 1.9% during the third quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 3,036,807 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $670,800,000 after buying an additional 55,800 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Stock Down 2.9 %

NYSEARCA IWM opened at $217.80 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $224.64 and a 200-day moving average of $223.61. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 1-year low of $191.34 and a 1-year high of $244.98.

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.