Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Trims Position in iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IWN)

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management decreased its stake in iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IWN) by 2.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 16,826 shares of the company’s stock after selling 452 shares during the quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF were worth $2,762,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Alaska Permanent Fund Corp grew its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF by 66.4% during the third quarter. Alaska Permanent Fund Corp now owns 1,414,873 shares of the company’s stock worth $236,029,000 after purchasing an additional 564,826 shares in the last quarter. Starboard Value LP grew its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF by 5.9% during the third quarter. Starboard Value LP now owns 1,355,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $226,041,000 after purchasing an additional 75,000 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,199,444 shares of the company’s stock worth $200,091,000 after purchasing an additional 6,684 shares in the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp grew its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF by 20.6% during the third quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 1,154,299 shares of the company’s stock worth $192,560,000 after purchasing an additional 196,988 shares in the last quarter. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. grew its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF by 1.5% during the third quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 1,049,996 shares of the company’s stock worth $175,160,000 after purchasing an additional 15,867 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

NYSEARCA:IWN opened at $168.63 on Tuesday. iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF has a 12-month low of $144.75 and a 12-month high of $183.51. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $170.25 and a 200 day moving average price of $167.25. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.79 and a beta of 1.17.

iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF Profile

iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF, formerly Ishares Trust Russel 2000 (the Fund), formerly iShares Russell 2000 Value Index Fund, is an exchange traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Russell 2000 Value Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of equity securities of Russell 2000 Index issuers with relatively lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth.