Dallas, Texas 11/06/2013 (Financialstrend) – In Tuesday’s trading, iShares Russell 2000 Index (ETF) (NYSEARCA:IWM) dropped by 0.32%. The opening price of the shares was $109.54, which climbed to an intraday high of $109.92 and dipped to a close of $109.62. Approximately 26.32 million shares were traded on Tuesday while an average volume of 35.40 million shares were traded over a 30 day period. The 52-week low of iShares Russell 2000 Index (ETF) (NYSEARCA:IWM) shares is $76.13 and its 52-week high is $109.92. The company has a market capitalization of $28.11 billion.
About the company
iShares Russell 2000 Index (ETF) (NYSEARCA:IWM) was previously iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund. This is an exchange-traded fund. iShares Russell 2000 Index (ETF) (NYSEARCA:IWM) seeks the investment results that generally correspond to the price and the yield performance of Russell 2000 Index. This Index is a float-adjusted and capitalization weighted index. It measures the performance of small-capitalization sector of the U.S equity-market &includes the securities that have been issued by the almost 2,000 smallest issuers that exist in the Russell 3000 Index.
iShares Russell 2000 Index (ETF) (NYSEARCA:IWM) invests in the representative sample of the securities that are included in the Index. Collectively, these have an investment profile that is similar to the Index. The index is a subset-of the Russell 3000 Index. It serves as the underlying-index for the Russell-2000 Growth & Value Index series. The Component companies are then adjusted for available float & have to meet the objective criteria for inclusion into the Index. BlackRock Fund Advisors serves as iShares Russell 2000 Index (ETF) (NYSEARCA:IWM)’s investment adviser.
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