Calamos Advisors LLC Purchases 3,430 Shares of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF $IVW

Calamos Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IVW) by 7.8% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 47,520 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,430 shares during the quarter. Calamos Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF were worth $5,232,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of IVW. Flaharty Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF during the first quarter worth $26,000. Ryan Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $36,000. Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $33,000. Morgan Dempsey Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF in the second quarter valued at about $44,000. Finally, ST Germain D J Co. Inc. increased its stake in iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 655.4% in the second quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 423 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after acquiring an additional 367 shares during the period.

iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF Stock Down 2.2%

Shares of IVW opened at $120.87 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $121.16 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $112.72. The stock has a market cap of $65.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.33 and a beta of 1.11. iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $79.31 and a 12 month high of $126.61.

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.