Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC Boosts Holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM)

Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 132.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 49,308 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 28,056 shares during the quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $10,012,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 0.3% in the second quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 18,080 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,668,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares during the period. Continuum Advisory LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 12,337 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,503,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Paragon Financial Partners Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 3.2% in the 2nd quarter. Paragon Financial Partners Inc. now owns 1,571 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $319,000 after buying an additional 48 shares during the period. Obermeyer Wood Investment Counsel Lllp boosted its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 0.9% in the first quarter. Obermeyer Wood Investment Counsel Lllp now owns 5,623 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,183,000 after buying an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Renasant Bank grew its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 4.3% during the first quarter. Renasant Bank now owns 1,183 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $249,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares during the period.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:IWM opened at $221.57 on Monday. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 12-month low of $161.67 and a 12-month high of $228.63. The business has a 50 day moving average of $215.18 and a two-hundred day moving average of $207.27.

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.