Meridian Investment Counsel Inc. Buys 2,890 Shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM)

Meridian Investment Counsel Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 52.5% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 8,392 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,890 shares during the period. Meridian Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $1,854,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund increased its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 16.7% in the 2nd 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 acquiring an additional 1,520,000 shares during the last quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC lifted its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 2.6% during the third quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 7,678,591 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,696,124,000 after purchasing an additional 191,742 shares during the last quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank increased 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 buying an additional 3,195,573 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 44.7% during the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,009,724 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,263,845,000 after buying an additional 1,856,738 shares in the last quarter. Finally, US Bancorp DE lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,878,944 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $856,843,000 after acquiring an additional 41,923 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA IWM opened at $228.51 on Friday. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a twelve month low of $175.15 and a twelve month high of $242.39. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $221.93 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $213.05.

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.