Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC Cuts Position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM)

Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC lessened its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 13.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 53,768 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 8,119 shares during the period. iShares Russell 2000 ETF makes up approximately 1.7% of Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 16th biggest holding. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $10,792,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. EMC Capital Management boosted its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. EMC Capital Management now owns 30,400 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,102,000 after buying an additional 700 shares during the last quarter. RPG Investment Advisory LLC lifted its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 7.2% in the fourth quarter. RPG Investment Advisory LLC now owns 1,644 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $330,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. Friedenthal Financial purchased a new position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $185,000. Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel Inc. lifted its stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 6,527 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,310,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Plan Group Financial LLC purchased a new position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $906,000.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

iShares Russell 2000 ETF stock traded down $3.60 during trading on Friday, hitting $198.69. The stock had a trading volume of 35,312,008 shares, compared to its average volume of 38,400,629. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 1 year low of $161.67 and a 1 year high of $211.88. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $202.80 and its two-hundred day moving average is $190.03.

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.