Essex Savings Bank Raises Position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM)

Essex Savings Bank raised its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 9,662 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 91 shares during the quarter. Essex Savings Bank’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $2,134,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in IWM. GSA Capital Partners LLP purchased a new position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $490,000. GW Henssler & Associates Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF during the first quarter worth $208,000. NorthRock Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 78.0% during the first quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 14,476 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,044,000 after purchasing an additional 6,345 shares in the last quarter. Pointe Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 1.6% during the first quarter. Pointe Capital Management LLC now owns 7,288 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,533,000 after purchasing an additional 118 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Verus Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 166.8% during the first quarter. Verus Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,260 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $686,000 after purchasing an additional 2,038 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Trading Up 0.7 %

Shares of IWM stock opened at $238.12 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $219.76 and a 200 day moving average price of $211.77. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 12 month low of $166.79 and a 12 month high of $238.49.

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.