Security Benefit Life Insurance Co. KS Takes $601,000 Position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF $IWM

Security Benefit Life Insurance Co. KS bought a new position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm bought 2,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $601,000. iShares Russell 2000 ETF accounts for 0.3% of Security Benefit Life Insurance Co. KS’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest holding.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. NWK Group Inc. increased its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 1.1% during the first quarter. NWK Group Inc. now owns 3,279 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $813,000 after buying an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Mirador Capital Partners LP raised its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 2.9% in the second quarter. Mirador Capital Partners LP now owns 1,274 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $383,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares during the period. Wealth Group Ltd boosted its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 3.5% in the second quarter. Wealth Group Ltd now owns 1,101 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $331,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. LGL Partners LLC boosted its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. LGL Partners LLC now owns 11,916 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,933,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Measured Risk Portfolios Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 1.7% during the 1st quarter. Measured Risk Portfolios Inc. now owns 2,304 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $571,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares during the period.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Stock Down 1.4%

iShares Russell 2000 ETF stock opened at $295.75 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $297.35 and a 200-day moving average price of $279.30. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a twelve month low of $228.90 and a twelve month high of $305.18. The company has a market capitalization of $81.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.69 and a beta of 1.11.

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