UBS Group AG Acquires 76,602 Shares of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF $IVW

UBS Group AG lifted its holdings in iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IVW) by 0.9% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 8,911,282 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 76,602 shares during the quarter. UBS Group AG owned 1.64% of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF worth $1,075,770,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its stake in iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 329.5% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,708,995 shares of the company’s stock worth $188,160,000 after purchasing an additional 1,311,063 shares during the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its holdings in shares of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 196.9% in the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 1,441,392 shares of the company’s stock worth $174,005,000 after buying an additional 955,862 shares during the period. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 11,334.7% in the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 770,011 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,778,000 after acquiring an additional 763,277 shares during the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 487.9% during the 2nd quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 679,544 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,818,000 after acquiring an additional 563,960 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 6.9% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 8,499,823 shares of the company’s stock valued at $935,874,000 after acquiring an additional 547,663 shares during the period.

iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF Price Performance

IVW opened at $119.93 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $121.91 and its 200 day simple moving average is $121.40. The firm has a market cap of $64.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.33 and a beta of 1.11. iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $79.31 and a 1 year high of $126.61.

iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF Company Profile

iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF, formerly iShares S&P 500 Growth Index Fund (the Growth Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P 500/Citigroup Growth Index (the Growth Index). The Growth Index measures the performance of the large-capitalization growth sector of the United States equity market. The Growth Index is a subset of the S&P 500 and consists of those stocks in the S&P 500 exhibiting the strongest growth characteristics.