iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) Shares Bought by Loomis Sayles & Co. L P

Loomis Sayles & Co. L P raised its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 502.8% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 21,225 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 17,704 shares during the period. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $4,688,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Gradient Investments LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 327.0% in the second quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 2,831 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $574,000 after acquiring an additional 2,168 shares in the last quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 26.9% in the second quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 74,740 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $15,164,000 after acquiring an additional 15,864 shares in the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF in the third quarter valued at about $88,890,000. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 2.1% in the third quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. now owns 74,105 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $16,369,000 after acquiring an additional 1,512 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capitol Family Office Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 0.5% in the third quarter. Capitol Family Office Inc. now owns 45,040 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $9,949,000 after acquiring an additional 234 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:IWM opened at $240.95 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $225.47 and its 200-day simple moving average is $215.03. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a fifty-two week low of $177.20 and a fifty-two week high of $244.98.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF 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.