Foster Group Inc. Sells 7,517 Shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF $IWM

Foster Group Inc. trimmed its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 14.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 42,838 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 7,517 shares during the quarter. Foster Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $10,545,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in IWM. Investment Counsel Co. of Nevada purchased a new position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF during the third quarter valued at $26,000. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF in the third quarter worth about $28,000. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF in the third quarter worth about $30,000. FWL Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 340.0% during the 3rd quarter. FWL Investment Management LLC now owns 132 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 102 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GGM Financials LLC bought a new position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $35,000.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA IWM opened at $251.82 on Thursday. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a one year low of $171.73 and a one year high of $271.60. The company has a market capitalization of $71.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.69 and a beta of 1.13. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $259.36 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $250.74.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting iShares Russell 2000 ETF this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Small-cap outperformance and sector rotation: Small caps have been beating large caps year-to-date as investors rotate away from mega-cap tech into more domestically focused small companies, supporting demand for IWM. Small Caps Are Beating Large Caps in 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/coverage tailwind: Zacks highlights IWM as a straightforward way to get broad Small Cap Blend exposure, which can attract inflows from investors rotating into small caps. Should iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) Be on Your Investing Radar?
• Positive Sentiment: Relative product merits vs. large-cap ETFs: A comparison piece notes IWM’s higher yield and stronger 1-year total return versus a mega-cap-focused ETF (MGK), which may persuade income- or short-term-performance-seeking investors to favor IWM. Go Big or Go Small? IWM Targets Small-Cap Stocks; MGK Owns Big Tech Stocks
• Neutral Sentiment: ETF primer / background: Recent guides explain IWM’s structure and sector weightings (healthcare, industrials, financials), useful for new buyers but not an immediate catalyst. IWM ETF: A guide to the iShares Russell 2000 ETF, US small caps
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical context: IWM sits below its 50‑day moving average (~$259.6) but roughly around the 200‑day (~$250.7), suggesting mixed technicals that could limit or amplify short-term moves.
• Negative Sentiment: Spike in short interest: Short interest jumped ~26.9% in March to ~101.4M shares (days-to-cover ~1.8); heavy short positioning is a bearish signal and raises the risk of volatile moves if market sentiment shifts or a squeeze occurs.
• Negative Sentiment: Broader volatility and risk-off headlines: Renewed geopolitical uncertainty and a tech-led pullback have pushed futures and the VIX higher, which can pressure equities and hit small caps harder in a risk-off swing. Fear Is Back: Why the S&P 500’s Biggest Rally in Weeks Just Got Erased Overnight

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.