iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF $IWO is Barings LLC’s 5th Largest Position

Barings LLC trimmed its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IWO) by 3.0% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,608,750 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 49,000 shares during the period. iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF comprises about 7.8% of Barings LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Barings LLC owned about 4.16% of iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF worth $484,266,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 20.0% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 11,492 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,937,000 after purchasing an additional 1,918 shares in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers increased its position in iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 358.6% during the first quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 743 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $190,000 after buying an additional 581 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp purchased a new position in iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF during the second quarter worth $84,862,000. Sei Investments Co. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 8.7% in the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 182,224 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $52,093,000 after acquiring an additional 14,563 shares during the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company acquired a new position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF in the second quarter worth $62,237,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.88% of the company’s stock.

iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF Stock Down 1.4%

Shares of NYSEARCA:IWO opened at $377.17 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $14.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.86 and a beta of 1.18. iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF has a 52-week low of $280.35 and a 52-week high of $396.69. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $379.07 and its 200-day simple moving average is $351.21.

iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF Company 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. It is a subset of the Russell 2000 Index, which measures the performance of the small-capitalization sector of the United States equity market.