iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IVW) is North Star Investment Management Corp.’s 3rd Largest Position

North Star Investment Management Corp. increased its stake in iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IVW) by 0.1% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 522,677 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 408 shares during the period. iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF makes up approximately 3.5% of North Star Investment Management Corp.’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. North Star Investment Management Corp. owned approximately 0.10% of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF worth $48,520,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 44,878,487 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,556,513,000 after purchasing an additional 764,970 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 14.4% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 17,940,390 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,821,488,000 after buying an additional 2,257,493 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its position in iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 6.4% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 16,602,697 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,685,672,000 after acquiring an additional 999,882 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its position in iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 7,975,850 shares of the company’s stock valued at $809,740,000 after acquiring an additional 186,796 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 5,478,191 shares of the company’s stock worth $556,201,000 after acquiring an additional 148,960 shares in the last quarter.

iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF Stock Performance

IVW stock opened at $105.10 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $56.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.66 and a beta of 1.12. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $98.05 and its 200 day moving average is $99.81. iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF has a 52 week low of $79.31 and a 52 week high of $107.14.

About iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF

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.