GW&K Investment Management LLC Makes New $2.07 Million Investment in iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IWO)

GW&K Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IWO) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 8,188 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $2,065,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in IWO. Barings LLC grew its position in iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Barings LLC now owns 1,505,250 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $379,654,000 after acquiring an additional 47,200 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 7.2% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 976,557 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $246,307,000 after purchasing an additional 65,651 shares during the last quarter. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC increased its position in iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC now owns 818,245 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $183,410,000 after purchasing an additional 9,010 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG increased its position in iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 57.6% during the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 772,486 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $173,153,000 after purchasing an additional 282,319 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its stake in iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 697,063 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $175,813,000 after purchasing an additional 27,706 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF stock opened at $264.76 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $260.10 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $249.97. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.25 and a beta of 1.31. iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $203.42 and a fifty-two week high of $273.76.

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.