Baron Financial Group LLC Has $16.03 Million Stock Position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF $IWM

Baron Financial Group LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 0.2% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 74,289 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the quarter. iShares Russell 2000 ETF accounts for about 9.4% of Baron Financial Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. Baron Financial Group LLC’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $16,031,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of IWM. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 1,186.6% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 51,271,785 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,228,208,000 after purchasing an additional 47,286,837 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 59.8% in the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,044,142 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,205,746,000 after acquiring an additional 2,262,696 shares during the period. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board grew its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 74.7% in the first quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 3,010,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $600,465,000 after acquiring an additional 1,287,000 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 25,821.0% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 998,735 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $199,238,000 after acquiring an additional 994,882 shares during the period. Finally, 59 North Capital Management LP grew its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 107.8% in the first quarter. 59 North Capital Management LP now owns 1,731,163 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $345,350,000 after acquiring an additional 898,067 shares during the period.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of IWM stock opened at $239.35 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $227.58 and a 200-day moving average price of $211.28. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 52 week low of $171.73 and a 52 week high of $244.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $68.45 billion, a PE ratio of 17.69 and a beta of 1.15.

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.