Chesley Taft & Associates LLC Increases Stake in iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF $IWF

Chesley Taft & Associates LLC lifted its position in iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IWF) by 269.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 23,684 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 17,280 shares during the quarter. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC’s holdings in iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $2,941,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 28,021,788 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $13,262,712,000 after purchasing an additional 443,914 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley boosted its position in shares of iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 27,636,174 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $13,080,203,000 after buying an additional 587,889 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,496,501 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,548,095,000 after buying an additional 70,843 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 5,560,417 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,631,745,000 after buying an additional 101,545 shares during the period. Finally, LPL Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,755,659 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,777,554,000 after buying an additional 63,975 shares during the period. 75.33% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Up 0.9%

IWF opened at $124.60 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $121.75 and a 200 day moving average of $117.67. iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 52-week low of $102.23 and a 52-week high of $129.14. The stock has a market cap of $127.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.43 and a beta of 1.17.

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.