IMC Chicago LLC Purchases New Shares in iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF $IVW

IMC Chicago LLC purchased a new position in iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IVW) in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 5,485 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $620,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Calamos Advisors LLC lifted its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 1,125,813 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth grew its holdings 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 last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its position 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 during the period. Valpey Financial Services LLC raised its position in 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 iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $49,180,000.

iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA IVW opened at $136.26 on Friday. iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $108.13 and a 1 year high of $141.98. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $136.71 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $126.99. The company has a market cap of $74.22 billion, a P/E 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.