BNP Paribas Financial Markets Purchases 17,553 Shares of iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF $IWF

BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its position in iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IWF) by 57.6% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 48,017 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 17,553 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets’ holdings in iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $22,726,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 2.9% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,425,658 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,478,253,000 after purchasing an additional 209,315 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its position in iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 8.1% in the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 5,458,872 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,556,990,000 after purchasing an additional 409,416 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth raised its position in iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 75.0% in the third quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 1,324,870 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $620,714,000 after purchasing an additional 568,001 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 10.3% in the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 1,290,494 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $604,498,000 after purchasing an additional 120,069 shares during the last quarter. Finally, US Bancorp DE raised its position in shares of iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 3.9% during the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 978,071 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $462,921,000 after acquiring an additional 36,872 shares during the last quarter. 75.33% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of IWF opened at $122.69 on Friday. iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $100.47 and a 1 year high of $129.14. The company has a market capitalization of $128.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.43 and a beta of 1.16. The business has a 50-day moving average of $118.80 and a 200-day moving average of $116.75.

About iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF

iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment returns that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Russell 1000 Growth Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of equity securities of Russell 1000 index issuers with relatively higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth. The index represents approximately 50% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000 Index.