iShares Russell 2000 ETF $IWM Shares Purchased by Meridian Investment Counsel Inc.

Meridian Investment Counsel Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 11.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 21,813 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 2,166 shares during the quarter. iShares Russell 2000 ETF accounts for 1.3% of Meridian Investment Counsel Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest position. Meridian Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $5,369,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in IWM. CTC LLC increased its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 102.5% in the 3rd quarter. CTC LLC now owns 339,320 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $82,102,000 after purchasing an additional 13,804,173 shares in the last quarter. Holocene Advisors LP acquired a new position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF during the second quarter worth about $1,230,003,000. Durable Capital Partners LP lifted its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 105.5% during the second quarter. Durable Capital Partners LP now owns 2,596,668 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $560,335,000 after purchasing an additional 1,333,316 shares in the last quarter. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co boosted its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 926.9% in the third quarter. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co now owns 1,458,061 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $352,792,000 after buying an additional 1,316,074 shares during the period. Finally, Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF in the third quarter worth about $225,507,000.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Stock Performance

IWM stock opened at $251.29 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $72.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.69 and a beta of 1.13. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 1 year low of $171.73 and a 1 year high of $271.60. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $256.73 and a 200-day simple moving average of $251.17.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Company 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. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.