iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) Shares Acquired by Verdence Capital Advisors LLC

Verdence Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 3.0% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 37,751 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,089 shares during the quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $8,339,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC raised its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 0.3% during the second quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 18,080 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,668,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares during the period. Continuum Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 12,337 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,503,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Paragon Financial Partners Inc. grew its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 3.2% during the 2nd quarter. Paragon Financial Partners Inc. now owns 1,571 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $319,000 after buying an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. Renasant Bank increased its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 4.3% in the first quarter. Renasant Bank now owns 1,183 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $249,000 after buying an additional 49 shares during the period. Finally, Front Row Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 34.3% during the second quarter. Front Row Advisors LLC now owns 192 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares during the period.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Stock Up 0.7 %

IWM stock opened at $238.15 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $219.76 and its 200 day simple moving average is $211.77. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a fifty-two week low of $166.79 and a fifty-two week high of $238.49.

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.