Stock Traders Buy High Volume of iShares Russell 2000 ETF Put Options (NYSEARCA:IWM)

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWMGet Free Report) saw unusually large options trading on Thursday. Stock investors bought 1,955,164 put options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 32% compared to the typical volume of 1,481,618 put options.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of IWM traded down $13.01 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $189.65. 58,921,923 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 28,227,482. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $214.86 and a two-hundred day moving average of $222.31. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 52-week low of $189.20 and a 52-week high of $244.98. The company has a market cap of $60.72 billion, a PE ratio of 15.93 and a beta of 1.12.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC bought a new position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $25,000. Field & Main Bank purchased a new position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Atala Financial Inc bought a new stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Insight Inv LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, Conquis Financial LLC bought a new position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $30,000.

About iShares Russell 2000 ETF

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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.

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