Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Purchases 398 Shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM)

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management increased its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 4.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,706 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 398 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $1,924,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of IWM. Flagship Private Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 61.7% in the fourth quarter. Flagship Private Wealth LLC now owns 5,050 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,116,000 after purchasing an additional 1,926 shares during the last quarter. Consolidated Investment Group LLC grew its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 20.3% in the 4th quarter. Consolidated Investment Group LLC now owns 125,011 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $27,622,000 after buying an additional 21,100 shares during the last quarter. Crescent Grove Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Crescent Grove Advisors LLC now owns 22,458 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,962,000 after buying an additional 96 shares during the period. Asio Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 22.1% during the fourth quarter. Asio Capital LLC now owns 1,640 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $362,000 after buying an additional 297 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AlphaMark Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 584.8% in the fourth quarter. AlphaMark Advisors LLC now owns 3,910 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $864,000 after acquiring an additional 3,339 shares during the period.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Stock Down 1.0 %

Shares of IWM stock opened at $226.50 on Tuesday. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 1 year low of $190.06 and a 1 year high of $244.98. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $229.25 and its 200 day simple moving average is $222.44.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Company 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.