Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Raises Stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM)

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 1.0% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 81,422 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 830 shares during the quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $19,187,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Mystic Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 28.7% in the 4th quarter. Mystic Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,930 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $647,000 after purchasing an additional 654 shares in the last quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 36.9% during the fourth quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 47,942 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,593,000 after buying an additional 12,922 shares during the last quarter. Argent Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Argent Advisors Inc. now owns 52,599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $11,622,000 after acquiring an additional 1,058 shares in the last quarter. Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. grew its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. now owns 11,246 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,485,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $346,000.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF stock opened at $203.79 on Friday. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 1 year low of $191.34 and a 1 year high of $244.98. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $218.17 and its 200 day moving average is $222.65. The stock has a market cap of $65.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.20 and a beta of 1.19.

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.