Loomis Sayles & Co. L P Purchases 17,704 Shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM)

Loomis Sayles & Co. L P lifted its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) by 502.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 21,225 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 17,704 shares during the quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF were worth $4,688,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Gradient Investments LLC boosted its position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 327.0% during the second quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 2,831 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $574,000 after purchasing an additional 2,168 shares during the period. Great Lakes Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 26.9% during the second quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 74,740 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $15,164,000 after buying an additional 15,864 shares in the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF during the third quarter worth $88,890,000. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 2.1% during the third quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. now owns 74,105 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $16,369,000 after buying an additional 1,512 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capitol Family Office Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF by 0.5% during the third quarter. Capitol Family Office Inc. now owns 45,040 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $9,949,000 after buying an additional 234 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

IWM opened at $240.95 on Thursday. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a fifty-two week low of $177.20 and a fifty-two week high of $244.98. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $225.47 and a 200-day moving average of $215.03.

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.