iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF $IWF Shares Sold by MetLife Investment Management LLC

MetLife Investment Management LLC reduced its stake in shares of iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IWF) by 27.5% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 75,400 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 28,600 shares during the period. MetLife Investment Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $27,226,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV raised its position in shares of iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 1.6% during the 1st quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 1,831 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $661,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Midwest Professional Planners LTD. raised its position in shares of iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 0.4% during the 1st quarter. Midwest Professional Planners LTD. now owns 6,809 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,458,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 0.8% in the 1st quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,015 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,450,000 after acquiring an additional 31 shares during the period. Arvest Investments Inc. grew its stake in iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 3.0% in the 1st quarter. Arvest Investments Inc. now owns 1,097 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $396,000 after acquiring an additional 32 shares during the period. Finally, Dagco Inc. grew its stake in iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 2.4% in the 1st quarter. Dagco Inc. now owns 1,507 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $544,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares during the period. 75.33% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Performance

IWF stock opened at $445.26 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $116.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.43 and a beta of 1.08. iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a one year low of $308.67 and a one year high of $452.81. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $431.48 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $397.90.

iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF 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.