Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. Has $96.44 Million Stock Position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF $IWM

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. grew its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 1,248.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 401,280 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 371,517 shares during the quarter. iShares Russell 2000 ETF accounts for about 0.7% of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.’s holdings, making the stock its 18th largest position. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. owned 0.14% of iShares Russell 2000 ETF worth $96,444,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of IWM. Empower Advisory Group LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 5.8% in the second quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 8,616,866 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,859,433,000 after purchasing an additional 472,801 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 35.3% during the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,178,921 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,764,930,000 after buying an additional 2,134,779 shares in the last quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 10.6% during the second quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 6,747,829 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,456,114,000 after buying an additional 648,801 shares in the last quarter. Holocene Advisors LP bought a new stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $1,230,003,000. Finally, Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 22,037.5% in the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,865,477 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $618,341,000 after buying an additional 2,852,533 shares during the period.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of IWM stock opened at $246.59 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $261.08 and a 200-day moving average of $250.05. The stock has a market cap of $70.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.69 and a beta of 1.13. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 52-week low of $171.73 and a 52-week high of $271.60.

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. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.