iShares Russell 1000 ETF $IWB Shares Purchased by Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC

Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Russell 1000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWB) by 12.2% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,641,733 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 179,128 shares during the quarter. iShares Russell 1000 ETF comprises 10.9% of Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its largest position. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC owned 1.40% of iShares Russell 1000 ETF worth $585,376,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of IWB. Mayport LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Russell 1000 ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $878,000. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares Russell 1000 ETF by 20.2% in the fourth quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 13,623 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,087,000 after buying an additional 2,293 shares in the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. grew its stake in shares of iShares Russell 1000 ETF by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 85,261 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,352,000 after buying an additional 1,746 shares in the last quarter. Vista Capital Partners Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 1000 ETF by 149.0% in the 4th quarter. Vista Capital Partners Inc. now owns 6,026 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,250,000 after buying an additional 3,606 shares during the period. Finally, TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Russell 1000 ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $1,344,000.

iShares Russell 1000 ETF Trading Down 1.0%

IWB opened at $406.71 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $407.20 and its 200 day moving average price is $386.55. iShares Russell 1000 ETF has a 12-month low of $340.11 and a 12-month high of $415.11. The firm has a market cap of $48.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.71 and a beta of 1.00.

iShares Russell 1000 ETF Profile

iShares Russell 1000 ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares Russell 1000 Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Russell 1000 Index (the Index). The Index is a float-adjusted capitalization weighted index that measures the performance of the large-capitalization sector of the United States equity market and includes securities issued by the approximately 1,000 largest issuers in the Russell 3000 Index.