Royce & Associates LP Sells 104,453 Shares of iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF $IWN

Royce & Associates LP cut its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IWN) by 82.8% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 21,662 shares of the company’s stock after selling 104,453 shares during the period. Royce & Associates LP’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF were worth $3,925,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in IWN. TIAA Trust National Association boosted its stake in iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF by 62.5% during the third quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 4,343,822 shares of the company’s stock valued at $767,246,000 after buying an additional 1,671,191 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF by 6.7% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 6,753,830 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,065,484,000 after buying an additional 422,172 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its stake in iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF by 99.4% during the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 508,278 shares of the company’s stock valued at $80,186,000 after buying an additional 253,326 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Preferred LLC boosted its stake in iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF by 189.6% during the fourth quarter. Advisors Preferred LLC now owns 183,323 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,524,000 after buying an additional 120,027 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Two Sigma Investments LP boosted its stake in iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF by 7,566.7% during the third quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 115,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,333,000 after buying an additional 113,500 shares during the last quarter. 74.70% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF stock opened at $213.87 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $202.40 and a 200 day moving average of $193.69. iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF has a 12 month low of $149.00 and a 12 month high of $215.70. The firm has a market cap of $13.82 billion, a PE ratio of 14.35 and a beta of 1.02.

iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF Company Profile

iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF, formerly Ishares Trust Russel 2000 (the Fund), formerly iShares Russell 2000 Value Index Fund, is an exchange traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Russell 2000 Value Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of equity securities of Russell 2000 Index issuers with relatively lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.