iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF $IWF Shares Purchased by Alliancebernstein L.P.

Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its stake in iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IWF) by 30.8% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 285,555 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 67,246 shares during the quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. owned about 0.11% of iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF worth $133,757,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of IWF. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 5.8% in the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 108,565 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $50,853,000 after acquiring an additional 5,929 shares in the last quarter. 17 Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 5.0% during the 3rd quarter. 17 Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,911 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,832,000 after purchasing an additional 187 shares in the last quarter. Zacks Investment Management increased its stake in iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 6.0% during the 3rd quarter. Zacks Investment Management now owns 10,392 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,868,000 after buying an additional 591 shares during the period. Financial Sense Advisors Inc. boosted its position in iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Financial Sense Advisors Inc. now owns 4,361 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,043,000 after buying an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Qalhat Capital Ltd increased its position in shares of iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 5.8% during the third quarter. Qalhat Capital Ltd now owns 265,463 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $124,346,000 after acquiring an additional 14,533 shares during the last quarter. 75.33% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of IWF opened at $443.56 on Tuesday. iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a one year low of $308.67 and a one year high of $493.00. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $459.10 and a 200 day moving average price of $466.21. The company has a market capitalization of $114.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.43 and a beta of 1.13.

iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF Company Profile

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.