EMC Capital Management Takes $2.35 Million Position in iShares Micro-Cap ETF $IWC

EMC Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of iShares Micro-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IWC) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 11,741 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $2,349,000. iShares Micro-Cap ETF comprises about 0.9% of EMC Capital Management’s holdings, making the stock its 12th largest holding. EMC Capital Management owned approximately 0.15% of iShares Micro-Cap ETF as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in IWC. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in iShares Micro-Cap ETF by 3.2% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 5,607 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $622,000 after acquiring an additional 176 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in iShares Micro-Cap ETF by 37.2% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 19,016 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,109,000 after purchasing an additional 5,152 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Micro-Cap ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $2,441,000. Focus Partners Wealth lifted its stake in shares of iShares Micro-Cap ETF by 6.7% in the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 5,036 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $559,000 after purchasing an additional 318 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Micro-Cap ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $207,000.

iShares Micro-Cap ETF Trading Up 1.5%

NYSEARCA IWC opened at $194.52 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $195.03 and a 200-day simple moving average of $182.40. The stock has a market cap of $1.49 billion, a PE ratio of 15.35 and a beta of 1.10. iShares Micro-Cap ETF has a twelve month low of $140.81 and a twelve month high of $203.28.

iShares Micro-Cap ETF Company Profile

iShares Micro-Cap ETF, formerly iShares Russell Microcap Index Fund, is an exchange traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Russell Microcap Index (the Index). The Index measures the microcap sector of the United States equity market. The Index is a float-adjusted capitalization-weighted index and includes equity securities issued by issuers with total market capitalizations ranging from approximately $50 million to $550 million, though these amounts may change from time to time.