17,402 Shares in iShares Russell 2000 ETF $IWM Purchased by Rice Hall James & Associates LLC

Rice Hall James & Associates LLC bought a new position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 17,402 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $4,284,000.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in IWM. Cynosure Group LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 69.6% during the fourth quarter. Cynosure Group LLC now owns 3,334 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $821,000 after acquiring an additional 1,368 shares in the last quarter. 71 West Capital Partners bought a new stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $327,000. Alkeon Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $44,186,000. TritonPoint Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $213,000. Finally, Portfolio Resources Advisor Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $281,000.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of IWM opened at $294.64 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $81.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.69 and a beta of 1.11. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $278.71 and a 200 day moving average of $263.78. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a twelve month low of $206.81 and a twelve month high of $297.91.

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