NYSEARCA:IWM - iShares Russell 2000 Index Stock Price, Price Target & More

iShares Russell 2000 Index trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)ARCA under the ticker symbol "IWM."

iShares Russell 2000 Index announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, December 22nd. Investors of record on Friday, December 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.5793 per share on Thursday, December 28th. This represents a $2.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.37%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 21st. This is a positive change from iShares Russell 2000 Index's previous quarterly dividend of $0.35. View iShares Russell 2000 Index's Dividend History.

iShares Russell 2000 Index saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 84,940,309 shares, an increase of 0.6% from the May 15th total of 85,449,104 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 18,091,269 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.7 days.

Media stories about IWM stock have trended positive this week, according to Accern. The research firm scores the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. iShares Russell 2000 Index earned a news impact score of 0.41 on Accern's scale. They also gave media headlines about the exchange traded fund an impact score of 47.43 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future.

iShares Russell 2000 Index's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (3.46%), Jones Financial Companies Lllp (2.54%), PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (1.53%), Natixis (0.98%), Summit Trail Advisors LLC (0.95%) and Northern Trust Corp (0.85%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for iShares Russell 2000 Index.

IWM stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Schroder Investment Management Group, Sand Hill Global Advisors LLC, Landscape Capital Management L.L.C., Blue Harbour Group L.P., Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., ETRADE Capital Management LLC and Timber Hill LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for iShares Russell 2000 Index.

IWM stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Summit Trail Advisors LLC, California State Teachers Retirement System, Toronto Dominion Bank, Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Jones Financial Companies Lllp, Palisade Capital Management LLC NJ and Personal Capital Advisors Corp. View Insider Buying and Selling for iShares Russell 2000 Index.

Shares of IWM can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of IWM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $168.60.

iShares Russell 2000 Index has a market capitalization of $42.54 billion.

iShares Russell 2000 Index's mailing address is 45 FREMONT STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, 94105, United States. The exchange traded fund can be reached via phone at +1-800-4742737.