Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Grows Holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF $IWM

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 8.7% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 66,508 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,348 shares during the quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $16,487,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in IWM. CTC LLC raised its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 102.5% in the third quarter. CTC LLC now owns 339,320 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $82,102,000 after purchasing an additional 13,804,173 shares during the period. Durable Capital Partners LP boosted its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 105.5% during the second quarter. Durable Capital Partners LP now owns 2,596,668 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $560,335,000 after buying an additional 1,333,316 shares during the period. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co grew its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 926.9% in the third quarter. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co now owns 1,458,061 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $352,792,000 after buying an additional 1,316,074 shares in the last quarter. IMC Chicago LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 344.2% in the 4th quarter. IMC Chicago LLC now owns 1,585,486 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $390,283,000 after buying an additional 1,228,526 shares during the period. Finally, Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd acquired a new position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $225,507,000.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF stock opened at $275.97 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $76.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.69 and a beta of 1.11. The business has a 50-day moving average of $263.24 and a 200 day moving average of $257.20. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 12 month low of $199.65 and a 12 month high of $287.58.

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.