Empirical Asset Management LLC Boosts Holdings in iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IVW)

Empirical Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IVW) by 1.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 9,598 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 178 shares during the quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF were worth $974,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 1.7% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 15,682,897 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,501,637,000 after buying an additional 255,991 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp boosted its position in shares of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 7,475,408 shares of the company’s stock worth $715,775,000 after purchasing an additional 22,565 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 6.8% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 7,363,062 shares of the company’s stock worth $680,575,000 after purchasing an additional 467,356 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 5,329,231 shares of the company’s stock valued at $510,274,000 after purchasing an additional 134,169 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 3,817,542 shares of the company’s stock valued at $387,595,000 after purchasing an additional 15,623 shares during the period.

iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF Trading Up 1.3 %

Shares of IVW opened at $103.83 on Friday. iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $75.62 and a twelve month high of $105.64. The firm has a market capitalization of $54.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.52 and a beta of 1.14. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $102.15 and its two-hundred day moving average is $96.69.

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.