Natixis Purchases Shares of 71,118 iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM)

Natixis acquired a new position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 71,118 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $15,714,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in IWM. Morse Asset Management Inc bought a new position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $462,000. M&T Bank Corp grew its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 1.9% in the third quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 3,036,807 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $670,800,000 after purchasing an additional 55,800 shares in the last quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 84.4% during the 3rd quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 1,136 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $251,000 after purchasing an additional 520 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 purchasing an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. boosted its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. now owns 184,572 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $40,770,000 after purchasing an additional 4,588 shares during the period.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:IWM opened at $186.48 on Friday. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 12 month low of $171.73 and a 12 month high of $244.98. The stock has a market cap of $59.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.93 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a 50 day moving average of $202.79 and a 200 day moving average of $218.82.

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.