Scotia Capital Inc. Acquires 53,389 Shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM)

Scotia Capital Inc. increased its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 101.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 106,190 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 53,389 shares during the period. Scotia Capital Inc.’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $23,464,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in IWM. Peoples Bank KS increased its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Peoples Bank KS now owns 3,478 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $768,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the period. Transform Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Transform Wealth LLC now owns 2,841 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $628,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC now owns 15,049 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,325,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the period. Anchor Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 6.8% during the 3rd quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 743 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $164,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the period. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. now owns 996 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $220,000 after buying an additional 48 shares during the period.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF stock opened at $189.68 on Thursday. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a one year low of $171.73 and a one year high of $244.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $60.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.93 and a beta of 1.12. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $208.60 and a 200 day simple moving average of $220.46.

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.