Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Grows Holdings in iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IWF)

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management raised its position in iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IWF) by 23.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,664 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 321 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $504,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 10,332 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,748,000 after acquiring an additional 106 shares during the period. Smith Salley & Associates lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 16.7% during the 3rd quarter. Smith Salley & Associates now owns 2,600 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $692,000 after acquiring an additional 372 shares during the period. Gradient Investments LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 19.8% during the 3rd quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 1,790 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $476,000 after acquiring an additional 296 shares during the period. Oarsman Capital Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $293,000. Finally, Carmel Capital Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 27,860.0% during the 3rd quarter. Carmel Capital Partners LLC now owns 13,980 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,719,000 after acquiring an additional 13,930 shares during the period.

iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of IWF stock opened at $335.19 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $331.33 and its 200-day simple moving average is $311.01. The firm has a market cap of $88.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.64 and a beta of 1.20. iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $246.29 and a 1-year high of $340.83.

iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF Company Profile

iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment returns that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Russell 1000 Growth Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of equity securities of Russell 1000 index issuers with relatively higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth.