PFG Advisors Boosts Holdings in iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IWR)

PFG Advisors lifted its stake in iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IWR) by 18.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 9,488 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,446 shares during the period. PFG Advisors’ holdings in iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF were worth $769,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of IWR. Pathstone Holdings LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $157,496,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF by 28.3% in the 4th quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 7,802,114 shares of the company’s stock worth $606,458,000 after acquiring an additional 1,722,388 shares in the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF by 337.3% in the 2nd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 1,668,038 shares of the company’s stock worth $135,245,000 after acquiring an additional 1,286,639 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its stake in shares of iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF by 849.0% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,192,772 shares of the company’s stock worth $100,300,000 after acquiring an additional 1,067,086 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its stake in shares of iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 20,399,582 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,585,660,000 after acquiring an additional 695,205 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF stock opened at $86.06 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $83.87 and a 200 day moving average of $82.35. The firm has a market cap of $35.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.27 and a beta of 1.02. iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF has a 1 year low of $64.66 and a 1 year high of $86.91.

About iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF

iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares Russell Midcap Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Russell Midcap Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of the mid-capitalization sector of the United States equity market.