Proficio Capital Partners LLC Takes $4.67 Billion Position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM)

Proficio Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 21,144,765 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $4,672,147,000. iShares Russell 2000 ETF accounts for about 2.7% of Proficio Capital Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest position. Proficio Capital Partners LLC owned about 6.41% of iShares Russell 2000 ETF at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in IWM. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 50.5% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,313,404 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $952,788,000 after purchasing an additional 1,446,443 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 21,916.2% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 737,763 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $163,016,000 after purchasing an additional 734,412 shares during the last quarter. Redwood Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF in the third quarter worth about $142,774,000. IMC Chicago LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF in the third quarter worth about $100,618,000. Finally, Cibc World Market Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 18.1% in the fourth quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. now owns 2,868,379 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $633,797,000 after purchasing an additional 440,218 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

NYSEARCA IWM opened at $215.68 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $223.86 and its 200-day moving average price is $223.84. The stock has a market cap of $69.08 billion, a PE ratio of 16.97 and a beta of 1.17. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 12 month low of $191.34 and a 12 month high of $244.98.

About iShares Russell 2000 ETF

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.