Investors Purchase High Volume of Put Options on iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM)

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) was the target of unusually large options trading on Wednesday. Investors acquired 2,012,514 put options on the stock. This is an increase of 39% compared to the typical volume of 1,447,170 put options.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA IWM opened at $208.47 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $222.67 and a 200 day moving average of $223.89. The firm has a market cap of $66.77 billion, a PE ratio of 16.97 and a beta of 1.17. iShares Russell 2000 ETF has a one year low of $191.34 and a one year high of $244.98.

Institutional Trading of iShares Russell 2000 ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of IWM. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF during the third quarter worth $25,000. Field & Main Bank acquired a new position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Atala Financial Inc purchased a new stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Insight Inv LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Russell 2000 ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, Conquis Financial LLC purchased a new position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000.

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.