Financial Life Planners Raises Stock Holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF $IWM

Financial Life Planners grew its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 166.3% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 5,363 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,349 shares during the quarter. iShares Russell 2000 ETF accounts for 1.0% of Financial Life Planners’ holdings, making the stock its 16th largest holding. Financial Life Planners’ holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $1,611,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 633.5% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 43,751,735 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $10,769,927,000 after acquiring an additional 51,952,453 shares in the last quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 10.6% in the second quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 6,747,829 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,456,114,000 after purchasing an additional 648,801 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp grew its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 4,252,572 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,046,813,000 after purchasing an additional 130,667 shares during the period. HRT Financial LP increased its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 112.9% during the fourth quarter. HRT Financial LP now owns 4,119,165 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,013,973,000 after purchasing an additional 2,184,265 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 6.6% during the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 3,187,467 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $790,492,000 after purchasing an additional 197,189 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF stock opened at $303.50 on Friday. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a twelve month low of $223.69 and a twelve month high of $305.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $83.54 billion, a PE ratio of 17.69 and a beta of 1.11. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $295.02 and its 200 day moving average price is $276.48.

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