Loomis Sayles & Co. L P Sells 5,378 Shares of iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IWF)

Loomis Sayles & Co. L P trimmed its position in iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IWF) by 12.9% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 36,175 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 5,378 shares during the quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P’s holdings in iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $14,527,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $1,367,267,000. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC lifted its position in iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 44,227.9% in the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 656,939 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $263,814,000 after acquiring an additional 655,457 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 5,975.8% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 540,989 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $203,076,000 after acquiring an additional 532,085 shares in the last quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. boosted its stake in iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 100.9% during the 4th quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 831,195 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $333,791,000 after purchasing an additional 417,507 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,116,045 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,857,662,000 after purchasing an additional 349,222 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Down 2.6 %

IWF stock opened at $360.54 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $94.55 billion, a PE ratio of 31.83 and a beta of 1.11. iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $315.24 and a twelve month high of $419.53. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $394.14 and its 200-day moving average is $392.18.

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.