Bessemer Group Inc. Purchases 59,126 Shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF $IWM

Bessemer Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 39.9% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 207,224 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 59,126 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. owned 0.07% of iShares Russell 2000 ETF worth $44,717,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in IWM. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 1,186.6% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 51,271,785 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $10,228,208,000 after purchasing an additional 47,286,837 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 59.8% during the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,044,142 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,205,746,000 after acquiring an additional 2,262,696 shares during the period. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board grew its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 74.7% during the 1st quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 3,010,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $600,465,000 after acquiring an additional 1,287,000 shares during the period. 59 North Capital Management LP boosted its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 107.8% in the 1st quarter. 59 North Capital Management LP now owns 1,731,163 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $345,350,000 after buying an additional 898,067 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alaska Permanent Fund Corp boosted its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 286.9% in the 1st quarter. Alaska Permanent Fund Corp now owns 1,197,502 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $233,345,000 after buying an additional 887,984 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

IWM opened at $250.30 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $240.42 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $220.77. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 1-year low of $171.73 and a 1-year high of $252.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $70.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.69 and a beta of 1.13.

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.