Ariel Investments LLC Sells 4,472 Shares of iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IWS)

Ariel Investments LLC decreased its holdings in shares of iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IWS) by 70.4% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,880 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,472 shares during the period. Ariel Investments LLC’s holdings in iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF were worth $236,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of IWS. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF by 1.5% in the 1st quarter. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC now owns 6,045 shares of the company’s stock worth $758,000 after acquiring an additional 91 shares in the last quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC purchased a new position in iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF in the first quarter valued at about $249,000. Evermay Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF by 2,325.9% in the first quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,310 shares of the company’s stock worth $164,000 after purchasing an additional 1,256 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF by 43.7% during the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 13,791 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,729,000 after buying an additional 4,195 shares during the last quarter. Finally, O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF by 16.4% in the 1st quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 718 shares of the company’s stock valued at $90,000 after buying an additional 101 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF Trading Up 1.6 %

Shares of IWS stock traded up $2.01 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $126.76. 373,378 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 456,787. iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF has a fifty-two week low of $97.40 and a fifty-two week high of $128.09. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $122.22 and its 200-day moving average is $120.26. The company has a market cap of $13.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.15 and a beta of 0.97.

iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF Company Profile

iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares Russell Midcap Value Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Russell Midcap Value Index (the Value Index). The Value Index measures the performance of the mid-capitalization value sector of the United States equity market.