iShares Russell 2000 ETF Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (NYSEARCA:IWM)

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) was the target of unusually large options trading on Wednesday. Traders bought 2,012,514 put options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 39% compared to the typical daily volume of 1,447,170 put options.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Russell 2000 ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in IWM. Forum Financial Management LP grew its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 10.0% during the third quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 3,210 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $709,000 after buying an additional 293 shares during the last quarter. Madden Advisory Services Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 5.6% during the third quarter. Madden Advisory Services Inc. now owns 1,931 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $427,000 after buying an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. Geneva Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 7.0% during the third quarter. Geneva Partners LLC now owns 5,649 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,248,000 after buying an additional 369 shares during the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 5.4% during the third quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 12,965 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,864,000 after buying an additional 664 shares during the last quarter. Finally, North Star Investment Management Corp. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 2.9% during the third quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 31,786 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $7,021,000 after buying an additional 885 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Stock Down 1.5 %

NYSEARCA IWM opened at $205.28 on Friday. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a 52-week low of $191.34 and a 52-week high of $244.98. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $222.27 and its 200 day moving average price is $223.76. The firm has a market cap of $65.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.97 and a beta of 1.17.

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.