PFG Advisors Increases Stock Holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM)

PFG Advisors raised its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 1.4% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 19,656 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 268 shares during the quarter. PFG Advisors’ holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $3,988,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Ables Iannone Moore & Associates Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Scarborough Advisors LLC bought a new stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Centerpoint Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 625.0% during the 2nd quarter. Centerpoint Advisors LLC now owns 145 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares during the period. Cordant Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Atlanta Consulting Group Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $32,000.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Trading Up 0.3 %

IWM opened at $208.89 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $213.24 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $206.53. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 12-month low of $161.67 and a 12-month high of $228.63.

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.