Essex Financial Services Inc. raised its position in iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IWR – Get Rating) by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 55,588 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 384 shares during the period. Essex Financial Services Inc.'s holdings in iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF were worth $3,455,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its stake in shares of iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF by 2.7% in the second quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 39,821,710 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,574,870,000 after buying an additional 1,062,414 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE raised its stake in shares of iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF by 1.4% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 19,000,953 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,180,916,000 after buying an additional 268,348 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its stake in shares of iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF by 2.5% in the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 18,374,673 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,141,986,000 after buying an additional 450,131 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in shares of iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF by 1.8% in the second quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 9,177,422 shares of the company's stock valued at $593,412,000 after buying an additional 159,276 shares during the period. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 7,017,552 shares of the company's stock valued at $453,755,000 after purchasing an additional 103,930 shares during the period.

iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:IWR traded down $0.10 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $72.17. 310,206 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,342,739. iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $60.73 and a 12 month high of $80.00. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $69.45 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $68.45.

iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF Profile

iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares Russell Midcap 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 Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of the mid-capitalization sector of the United States equity market.

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