iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF $IWO Stock Position Lowered by William Blair Investment Management LLC

William Blair Investment Management LLC lessened its position in iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IWO) by 79.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 7,560 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 28,600 shares during the period. William Blair Investment Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF were worth $2,442,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,933,648 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,124,473,000 after buying an additional 84,573 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 1.4% during the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,067,852 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $341,755,000 after purchasing an additional 15,090 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 73.3% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 975,628 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $312,240,000 after purchasing an additional 412,741 shares during the period. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC now owns 921,669 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $297,708,000 after purchasing an additional 10,522 shares during the period. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 2.4% during the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 621,484 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $198,900,000 after purchasing an additional 14,460 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 74.88% of the company’s stock.

iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF Stock Up 2.0%

Shares of iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF stock opened at $379.69 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $343.93 and its 200-day moving average is $335.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.69 billion, a PE ratio of 21.86 and a beta of 1.19. iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $266.77 and a 12-month high of $380.25.

About iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF

iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Russell 2000 Growth Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of the small-capitalization growth sector of the United States equity market. It is a subset of the Russell 2000 Index, which measures the performance of the small-capitalization sector of the United States equity market.