iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF $IVW Stock: Carret Asset Management LLC Boosts Stake

Carret Asset Management LLC boosted its position in iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IVW) by 18.8% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 73,931 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,697 shares during the quarter. iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF comprises approximately 0.9% of Carret Asset Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest holding. Carret Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF were worth $10,517,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 6.6% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 19,779,268 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,237,233,000 after acquiring an additional 1,229,382 shares during the last quarter. Calamos Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 2,637.2% during 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 in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its stake in shares of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 131.3% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,497,810 shares of the company’s stock worth $169,417,000 after acquiring an additional 850,349 shares in the last quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 41.5% during the 3rd quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 843,079 shares of the company’s stock worth $119,936,000 after acquiring an additional 247,468 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers grew its stake in shares of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 5.4% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 4,754,617 shares of the company’s stock worth $537,795,000 after acquiring an additional 245,310 shares in the last quarter.

iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA IVW opened at $129.63 on Monday. iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $108.13 and a 12-month high of $146.83. The company has a market capitalization of $71.70 billion, a PE ratio of 24.96 and a beta of 1.17. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $140.00 and its 200-day moving average is $132.10.

iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF Profile

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.