Calamos Advisors LLC Purchases Shares of 8,782 iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF $IWD

Calamos Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IWD) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 8,782 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,876,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of IWD. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF by 5.4% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 52,256,616 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,991,657,000 after acquiring an additional 2,686,078 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley boosted its position in iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF by 9.0% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 39,663,587 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $8,342,840,000 after purchasing an additional 3,280,476 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 11,414,192 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,400,861,000 after purchasing an additional 85,365 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 9,251,710 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,946,005,000 after purchasing an additional 338,948 shares during the period. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF by 20.3% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 5,895,769 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,240,116,000 after purchasing an additional 995,230 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.93% of the company’s stock.

iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF Price Performance

IWD opened at $247.28 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $240.04 and a 200 day moving average price of $227.08. iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF has a 1 year low of $191.64 and a 1 year high of $249.26. The stock has a market cap of $81.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.83 and a beta of 0.84.

About iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF

iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares Russell 1000 Value Index 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 large capitalization value sector of the U.S. equity market, as represented by the Russell 1000 Value Index (the Index). The Index represents approximately 50% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000 Index. The Index measures the large-capital value sector of the United States equity market.