Merit Financial Group LLC Boosts Position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM)

Merit Financial Group LLC lifted its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 45.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 25,994 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 8,142 shares during the quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $5,744,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Toronto Dominion Bank lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 97.1% in the 2nd quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 6,486,426 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,316,031,000 after acquiring an additional 3,195,573 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 24,883.5% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 2,832,878 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $625,754,000 after purchasing an additional 2,821,539 shares during the last quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund lifted its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 16.7% in 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 purchasing an additional 1,520,000 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 50.5% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,313,404 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $952,788,000 after buying an additional 1,446,443 shares during the period. Finally, Redwood Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF during the third quarter valued at about $142,774,000.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA IWM opened at $225.46 on Friday. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 1-year low of $188.21 and a 1-year high of $244.98. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $229.92 and a 200-day moving average of $221.23.

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.