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iShares Russell 2000 ETF
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2,568 hedge funds and large institutions have $75.8B invested in iShares Russell 2000 ETF in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 189 funds opening new positions, 888 increasing their positions, 986 reducing their positions, and 167 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13.42% more ownership

Funds ownership: 93.72% → 107.14% (+13%)

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 189 | Existing positions closed: 167

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $70.4B → $75.8B (+$5.34B)

1% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 165 → 167 (+2)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2,590 → 2,568 (-22)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 888 | Existing positions reduced: 986

61% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $40.3B | Put options by funds: $102B

Holders
2,568
Holders Change
-22
Holders Change %
-0.85%
% of All Funds
31.58%
Holding in Top 10
167
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+1.21%
% of All Funds
2.05%
New
189
Increased
888
Reduced
986
Closed
167
Calls
$40.3B
Puts
$102B
Net Calls
-$62.2B
Net Calls Change
-$15.7B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$3.26B
2
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$1.36B
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$1.16B
4
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
North Carolina
+$1B
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$532M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$957M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$663M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$556M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$440M
5
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
-$390M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AC
1926
Asio Capital
Kentucky
$352K – – –
SPC
1927
Spirepoint Private Client
Florida
$348K -$25.8K -100 -7%
VFIC
1928
Valley Forge Investment Consultants
Pennsylvania
$348K – – –
Fayez Sarofim & Co
1929
Fayez Sarofim & Co
Texas
$348K – – –
HNWAG
1930
High Net Worth Advisory Group
Florida
$348K – – –
AFM
1931
Armstrong Fleming & Moore
District of Columbia
$347K +$361K +1,401 New
DWM
1932
DeLarme Wealth Management
California
$347K +$258 +1 +0.1%
SA
1933
SJBenen ADVISORY
North Carolina
$347K -$851K -3,300 -70%
LNB
1934
Ledyard National Bank
$346K – – –
FZCM
1935
Flynn Zito Capital Management
New York
$346K +$13.9K +54 +4%
CWM
1936
Castle Wealth Management
Florida
$346K -$74K -287 -17%
WWM
1937
Wolff Wiese Magana
California
$346K – – –
AI
1938
ArchPoint Investors
Florida
$345K – – –
NS
1939
Northland Securities
Minnesota
$344K +$96K +372 +37%
AFG
1940
Albion Financial Group
Utah
$343K – – –
BCA
1941
Bay Capital Advisors
Virginia
$342K +$258 +1 +0.1%
RIS
1942
Retirement Income Solutions
Michigan
$341K -$68.4K -265 -16%
PSB
1943
Piscataqua Savings Bank
New Hampshire
$341K – – –
AI
1944
Arvest Investments
Arkansas
$340K -$107K -413 -23%
BWM
1945
BCGM Wealth Management
Indiana
$339K +$7.48K +29 +2%
TWM
1946
TRB Wealth Management
Texas
$339K +$352K +1,365 New
MFG
1947
Monte Financial Group
Connecticut
$338K +$21.2K +82 +6%
BF
1948
Blankinship & Foster
California
$336K – – –
SWGC
1949
Summit Wealth Group (Colorado)
Colorado
$335K +$2.32K +9 +0.7%
NDSI
1950
Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc
Rhode Island
$335K -$10.3K -40 -3%
76 77
78
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IWM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

2,568 of the 8,131 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $75.8B — up 7.6% from $70.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 189 funds opened new IWM positions and 167 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 888 added to existing stakes and 986 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $3.26B. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $957M.

  • 2,568 institutional investors held iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) as of Q1 2026, down from 2,590 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $75.8B of iShares Russell 2000 ETF stock for Q1 2026, up 7.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 189 funds opened new iShares Russell 2000 ETF positions in Q1 2026 and 167 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
  • The largest iShares Russell 2000 ETF buyer in Q1 2026 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $3.26B added.
  • The largest iShares Russell 2000 ETF seller in Q1 2026 was LPL Financial, an estimated $957M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.