iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF Target of Unusually High Options Trading (NYSEARCA:IWF)

iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IWF) saw some unusual options trading on Monday. Stock investors bought 2,414 call options on the company. This represents an increase of 275% compared to the typical volume of 644 call options.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Roxbury Financial LLC increased its stake in iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 300.0% during the 2nd quarter. Roxbury Financial LLC now owns 216 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 162 shares during the period. MBM Wealth Consultants LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the first quarter valued at $28,000. Richards Merrill & Peterson Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 76.9% during the first quarter. Richards Merrill & Peterson Inc. now owns 69 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the period. Byrne Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 300.0% during the 2nd quarter. Byrne Asset Management LLC now owns 236 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 177 shares during the period. Finally, Motiv8 Investments LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Institutional investors own 75.33% of the company’s stock.

iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:IWF traded down $0.92 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $121.35. 1,640,599 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,881,998. iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $102.23 and a twelve month high of $129.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $124.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.43 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $121.91 and a 200 day moving average price of $119.13.

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.