Deltec Asset Management LLC Sells 9,016 Shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM)

Deltec Asset Management LLC decreased its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 40.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 13,029 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 9,016 shares during the quarter. Deltec Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $2,643,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in IWM. Rafferty Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 84.1% in the 4th quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 8,584,687 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,723,033,000 after acquiring an additional 3,921,131 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 7,332,475 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,471,701,000 after purchasing an additional 225,483 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 44.7% in the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,009,724 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,263,845,000 after purchasing an additional 1,856,738 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp boosted its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,801,786 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $763,056,000 after buying an additional 94,226 shares in the last quarter. Finally, US Bancorp DE increased its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 2.4% in the 1st quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,754,489 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $789,587,000 after buying an additional 88,582 shares during the period.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:IWM traded down $1.29 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $206.68. 24,792,113 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 34,646,242. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $207.94 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $204.17. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 12 month low of $161.67 and a 12 month high of $228.63.

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.