HFG Advisors Inc. Trims Stock Holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM)

HFG Advisors Inc. lessened its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 8.6% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,200 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 394 shares during the period. HFG Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $928,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of IWM. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund boosted its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 16.7% during the second quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 10,622,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,155,098,000 after acquiring an additional 1,520,000 shares in the last quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 97.1% during the 2nd quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 6,486,426 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,316,031,000 after buying an additional 3,195,573 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 44.7% in the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,009,724 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,263,845,000 after acquiring an additional 1,856,738 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE lifted its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 2.2% in the second quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,837,021 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $778,518,000 after acquiring an additional 82,532 shares during the period. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 33.4% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 2,525,270 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $531,064,000 after purchasing an additional 631,811 shares during the period.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:IWM traded down $1.43 during trading on Thursday, hitting $225.31. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 5,610,514 shares, compared to its average volume of 32,563,453. The company has a 50-day moving average of $216.13 and a 200-day moving average of $209.02. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 12 month low of $161.67 and a 12 month high of $228.63.

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.