8,599 Shares in iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF $IVW Bought by Balefire LLC

Balefire LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IVW) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 8,599 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $973,000.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Calamos Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 2,637.2% in the 1st quarter. Calamos Advisors LLC now owns 1,168,503 shares of the company’s stock worth $132,169,000 after buying an additional 1,125,813 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth increased its position in iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 81.0% during the 4th quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 1,920,546 shares of the company’s stock valued at $236,725,000 after purchasing an additional 859,584 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its holdings in iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 131.3% in the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,497,810 shares of the company’s stock worth $169,417,000 after purchasing an additional 850,349 shares in the last quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 11,889.3% in the 4th quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 712,286 shares of the company’s stock worth $87,796,000 after purchasing an additional 706,345 shares during the period. Finally, Align Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $49,180,000.

iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF Stock Performance

iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF stock opened at $134.26 on Monday. iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $108.13 and a fifty-two week high of $141.98. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $136.68 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $127.06. The stock has a market cap of $73.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.33 and a beta of 1.17.

About iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF

iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF, formerly iShares S&P 500 Growth Index Fund (the Growth Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P 500/Citigroup Growth Index (the Growth Index). The Growth Index measures the performance of the large-capitalization growth sector of the United States equity market. The Growth Index is a subset of the S&P 500 and consists of those stocks in the S&P 500 exhibiting the strongest growth characteristics.