Essex Investment Management Co. LLC Reduces Stock Position in iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IWO)

Essex Investment Management Co. LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IWO) by 56.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 494 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 634 shares during the quarter. Essex Investment Management Co. LLC’s holdings in iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF were worth $142,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Barings LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Barings LLC now owns 1,544,050 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $444,408,000 after purchasing an additional 51,800 shares during the period. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC now owns 891,217 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $256,510,000 after buying an additional 13,989 shares during the period. CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp grew its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 1,423.9% during the fourth quarter. CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp now owns 729,339 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $209,918,000 after buying an additional 681,480 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 661,839 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $190,491,000 after buying an additional 6,102 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $159,353,000.

iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

IWO opened at $264.30 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $289.76 and a 200 day moving average of $290.19. The stock has a market cap of $11.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.61 and a beta of 1.21. iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF has a 52-week low of $242.92 and a 52-week high of $317.62.

iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF Profile

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.