Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH Raises Position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF $IWM

Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH increased its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 16.3% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 22,385 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,134 shares during the quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $5,551,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of IWM. Sterling Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 5.1% during the first quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 1,689 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $419,000 after purchasing an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 17.6% in the first quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 140,346 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $34,806,000 after purchasing an additional 20,982 shares during the last quarter. Maridea Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 29.3% in the first quarter. Maridea Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,456 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $361,000 after purchasing an additional 330 shares in the last quarter. Laurel Oak Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 11.0% in the first quarter. Laurel Oak Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,679 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $664,000 after purchasing an additional 265 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wesbanco Bank Inc. lifted its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 2.3% during the first quarter. Wesbanco Bank Inc. now owns 63,500 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $15,748,000 after purchasing an additional 1,451 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

IWM stock opened at $298.97 on Tuesday. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a one year low of $212.34 and a one year high of $301.50. The stock has a market cap of $83.02 billion, a PE ratio of 17.69 and a beta of 1.11. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $285.66 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $267.10.

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.