Calamos Advisors LLC Purchases 5,207 Shares of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IVW)

Calamos Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IVW) by 16.0% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 37,769 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,207 shares during the period. Calamos Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF were worth $2,836,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 2.0% during the third quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 7,575 shares of the company’s stock worth $518,000 after buying an additional 152 shares during the last quarter. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 4.5% in the third quarter. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC now owns 3,526 shares of the company’s stock valued at $241,000 after purchasing an additional 153 shares in the last quarter. Allen Capital Group LLC increased its stake in iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 4.7% in the fourth quarter. Allen Capital Group LLC now owns 3,421 shares of the company’s stock valued at $257,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares in the last quarter. Lake Street Financial LLC increased its stake in iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 4.6% in the third quarter. Lake Street Financial LLC now owns 3,710 shares of the company’s stock valued at $255,000 after purchasing an additional 163 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Manhattan Co. increased its stake in iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 0.5% in the first quarter. First Manhattan Co. now owns 37,027 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,828,000 after purchasing an additional 166 shares in the last quarter.

iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF Trading Down 2.2 %

IVW opened at $79.31 on Friday. iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $63.10 and a 1-year high of $85.56. The company has a market cap of $41.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.34 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $83.02 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $76.65.

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.