Raymond James & Associates Grows Position in iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IWO)

Raymond James & Associates lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IWO) by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 342,598 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,048 shares during the quarter. Raymond James & Associates owned 0.82% of iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF worth $97,298,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of IWO. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC increased its stake in iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 28,721.3% in the second quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 774,141 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,032,000 after acquiring an additional 771,455 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 206.7% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 272,261 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $73,728,000 after purchasing an additional 183,480 shares during the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $28,602,000. Johns Hopkins University bought a new stake in iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,062,000. Finally, Barings LLC boosted its stake in iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 5.3% in the second quarter. Barings LLC now owns 1,549,450 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $407,521,000 after buying an additional 77,800 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA IWO opened at $290.57 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.25 and a beta of 1.31. iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF has a one year low of $203.42 and a one year high of $293.17. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $278.04 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $268.58.

iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF 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.