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iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM)

Small Blend | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
295.75 USD -4.06 (-1.354%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 295.79 +0.04 (0.013%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:54 a.m. EDT

The Russell 2000 is currently in a high-conviction short-term rally mode, trading near its 52-week highs with significant momentum building. The price action over the last two weeks shows resilience, holding above the 50-day average despite minor pullbacks, while the options market confirms a strong bullish bias with heavy call buying at key resistance levels around $305-$308. However, the long-term picture is mixed; while the asset has delivered exceptional cumulative gains (+90.58%) over the last nine years, the recent annual performance has been modest (+9.96%), lacking the explosive growth seen in prior years like 2021. The balance sheet remains healthy with a P/B of 1.37, but the lack of a multi-year streak of accelerating growth prevents a top-tier long-term rating. The dividend yield of 0.91% is adequate for income but not a primary driver for this growth-oriented small-cap index. Investors should view this as a strong tactical entry for a potential continuation of the small-cap rotation, but remain cautious about expecting immediate 20%+ annualized returns given the recent deceleration in growth rates.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.011779
AutoETS0.012432
AutoTheta0.022963
AutoARIMA0.074084

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 63%
H-stat 0.49
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.307
Excess Kurtosis 0.06
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 18.34

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:54 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for a breakout above $305, evidenced by massive open interest walls at $304, $305, and $308 in the August and September expirations. Call volume significantly exceeds open interest at strikes just above the current price, indicating fresh bullish entries. Conversely, put activity is concentrated deep in-the-money (below $280), suggesting a floor rather than a bearish thesis. Implied volatility is elevated for longer-dated puts, reflecting a fear of a sharp drop if the rally fails, but the overall gamma exposure suggests a 'long gamma' environment where prices may move smoothly until a key resistance level is breached.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.24% 1.03% 1.19% 1.25%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-15 0.6950 0.235881
2026-03-17 0.4420 0.176765
2025-12-16 0.8420 0.336935
2025-09-16 0.6770 0.284120
2025-06-16 0.5760 0.273284
2025-03-18 0.4600 0.226367
2024-12-17 0.6940 0.300342
2024-09-25 0.7520 0.345445
2024-06-11 0.5620 0.280104
2024-03-21 0.5220 0.251034
2023-12-20 0.7340 0.373956
2023-09-26 0.8290 0.475453
2023-06-07 0.5090 0.271844
2023-03-23 0.6310 0.370631
2022-12-13 0.8300 0.457603
2022-09-26 0.8610 0.524456
2022-06-09 0.4940 0.269107
2022-03-24 0.4000 0.194326
2021-12-13 0.6660 0.308276
2021-09-24 0.6790 0.304416
2021-06-10 0.3470 0.151343
2021-03-25 0.3980 0.183698
2020-12-14 0.5920 0.311694
2020-09-23 0.5660 0.392865
2020-06-15 0.4660 0.330520
2020-03-25 0.4200 0.381922
2019-12-16 0.5970 0.364291
2019-09-24 0.5440 0.356885
2019-06-17 0.5330 0.350105
2019-03-20 0.4120 0.268824
2018-12-17 0.4690 0.342286
2018-09-26 0.4500 0.267809
2018-07-03 0.5950 0.360693
2018-03-22 0.3620 0.236061
2017-12-21 0.5790 0.377272
2017-09-26 0.3490 0.241339
2017-07-06 0.6090 0.437689
2017-03-24 0.3870 0.287754
2016-12-22 0.5630 0.416051
2016-09-26 0.3440 0.279153
2016-07-06 0.6210 0.545263
2016-03-23 0.3270 0.305951
2015-12-24 0.4960 0.433188
2015-09-25 0.3240 0.290792
2015-07-02 0.5290 0.427371
2015-03-25 0.3830 0.312730
2014-12-24 0.4450 0.371576
2014-09-24 0.3050 0.272273
2014-07-02 0.4590 0.385390
2014-03-25 0.3020 0.258274
2013-12-23 0.4370 0.380728
2013-09-24 0.2830 0.265304
2013-07-02 0.4300 0.438418
2013-03-25 0.2640 0.281001
2012-12-19 0.7270 0.864242
2012-09-24 0.3320 0.391094
2012-06-26 0.3770 0.494751
2012-03-23 0.2510 0.303580
2011-12-22 0.3600 0.484718
2011-09-23 0.2500 0.383789
2011-07-05 0.2520 0.299857
2011-03-24 0.1690 0.207337
2010-12-22 0.3570 0.452931
2010-09-23 0.1650 0.254316
2010-07-02 0.1990 0.332665
2010-03-24 0.1720 0.251941
2009-12-23 0.2530 0.400824
2009-09-22 0.1450 0.233796
2009-07-02 0.1810 0.362653
2009-03-24 0.1410 0.339269
2008-12-23 0.3610 0.772854
2008-09-24 0.1500 0.214470
2008-07-02 0.2570 0.384213
2008-03-24 0.1100 0.157165
2007-12-27 0.2670 0.345006
2007-09-25 0.1950 0.244300
2007-06-28 0.1590 0.190602
2007-03-23 0.1540 0.191924
2006-12-20 0.3290 0.421903
2006-09-26 0.2310 0.319105
2006-06-22 0.1050 0.153869
2006-03-24 0.1690 0.225634
2005-12-22 0.2610 0.383993
2005-09-23 0.1980 0.303774
2005-06-20 0.1460 0.229271
2005-03-24 0.2740 0.448812
2004-12-23 0.2055 0.318161
2004-09-24 0.1325 0.235200
2004-06-25 0.1525 0.261578
2004-03-26 0.1045 0.183012
2003-12-16 0.1150 0.214712
2003-12-12 0.1875 0.344163
2003-09-12 0.1185 0.233705
2003-06-13 0.0750 0.167336
2003-03-07 0.0800 0.227111
2002-12-13 0.1900 0.493186
2002-09-13 0.1280 0.329472
2002-06-14 0.1205 0.263388
2002-03-08 0.0575 0.115717
2001-12-14 0.1350 0.287540
2001-10-01 0.1470 0.369811
2001-06-08 0.1420 0.278705
2001-03-09 0.0970 0.206581
2000-12-13 0.2170 0.465494
2000-09-20 0.1780 0.342926
2000-06-21 0.0300 0.056771
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.017
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.006727594
dividendYield 0.91

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 305.18
All Time Low 32.3
Ask 295.78
Ask Size 40
Average Daily Volume10 Day 16,314,860
Average Daily Volume3 Month 22,811,755
Average Volume 22,811,755
Average Volume10Days 16,314,860
Beta3 Year 1.26
Bid 295.76
Bid Size 1,920
Book Value 218.694
Category Small Blend
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 300.39
Day Low 295.67
Dividend Yield 0.91
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 16.128843
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 297.3136
Fifty Day Average Change -1.5635986
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0052590887
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 26.44292
Fifty Two Week High 305.18
Fifty Two Week High Change -9.429993
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.030899774
Fifty Two Week Low 228.9
Fifty Two Week Low Change 66.850006
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.29204896
Fifty Two Week Range 228.9 - 305.18
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 959,347,800,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0710703
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fullday Change -4.06
Fullday Change Percent -1.35419
Fullday Price 295.7899
Fund Family iShares
Fund Inception Date 958,953,600
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The underlying index is a float-adjusted capitalization-weighted index of equity securities issued by the approximately 1,933 smallest issuers in the Russell 3000 Index. The fund may use derivatives to gain or reduce exposure to the components of the underlying index or exposure to one or more market risk factors associated with such components.
Long Name iShares Russell 2000 ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_8797658
Nav Price 299.734
Net Assets 80,105,423,000.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.19
Open 299.7
Phone 415-670-2000
Post Market Change 0.039886475
Post Market Change Percent 0.013486551
Post Market Price 295.7899
Post Market Time 1,787,961,586
Previous Close 299.81
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.3523462
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -4.06
Regular Market Change Percent -1.35419
Regular Market Day High 300.39
Regular Market Day Low 295.67
Regular Market Day Range 295.67 - 300.39
Regular Market Open 299.7
Regular Market Previous Close 299.81
Regular Market Price 295.75
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 18,953,677
Shares Outstanding 281,049,984
Short Name iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund
Source Interval 15
Symbol IWM
Three Year Average Return 0.1907516
Total Assets 80,105,422,848
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.017
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.006727594
Trailing P E 18.336716
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 4.95705
Trailing Three Month Returns 4.95705
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 271.30676
Two Hundred Day Average Change 24.443237
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.09009446
Type Disp ETF
Volume 18,953,677
Yield 0.0091
Ytd Return 18.77073