Ballentine Partners LLC Grows Stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM)

Ballentine Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 2.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 33,559 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 688 shares during the quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $6,809,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in IWM. Rafferty Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 84.1% during the 4th quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 8,584,687 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,723,033,000 after buying an additional 3,921,131 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 7,332,475 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,471,701,000 after acquiring an additional 225,483 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 44.7% in the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,009,724 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,263,845,000 after acquiring an additional 1,856,738 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp grew its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,801,786 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $763,056,000 after purchasing an additional 94,226 shares during the last quarter. Finally, US Bancorp DE grew its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 2.4% during the first quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,754,489 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $789,587,000 after purchasing an additional 88,582 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Stock Down 1.9 %

Shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF stock traded down $4.03 on Friday, hitting $207.90. The stock had a trading volume of 34,561,311 shares, compared to its average volume of 33,838,492. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 52-week low of $161.67 and a 52-week high of $228.63. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $212.82 and its 200 day moving average price is $206.33.

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.