Lido Advisors LLC Buys 194,932 Shares of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF $IVW

Lido Advisors LLC boosted its position in iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IVW) by 5.4% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,832,082 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 194,932 shares during the quarter. iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF makes up approximately 1.4% of Lido Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest holding. Lido Advisors LLC owned about 0.69% of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF worth $545,152,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in IVW. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 6.6% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 19,779,268 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,237,233,000 after acquiring an additional 1,229,382 shares in the last quarter. Calamos Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 2,637.2% during the first quarter. Calamos Advisors LLC now owns 1,168,503 shares of the company’s stock worth $132,169,000 after acquiring an additional 1,125,813 shares during the last quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 41.5% during the third quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 843,079 shares of the company’s stock worth $119,936,000 after acquiring an additional 247,468 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its stake in shares of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 5.4% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 4,754,617 shares of the company’s stock worth $537,795,000 after acquiring an additional 245,310 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased its holdings in shares of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 5.8% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 3,539,621 shares of the company’s stock valued at $400,576,000 after acquiring an additional 193,529 shares in the last quarter.

iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF Stock Down 0.8%

IVW opened at $132.00 on Wednesday. iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF has a 52-week low of $108.13 and a 52-week high of $146.83. The company has a market cap of $73.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.96 and a beta of 1.17. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $139.71 and its 200-day moving average price is $132.20.

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. The Growth Index is a subset of the S&P 500 and consists of those stocks in the S&P 500 exhibiting the strongest growth characteristics.