Catalina Capital Group LLC Boosts Position in iShares Russell 1000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWB)

Catalina Capital Group LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Russell 1000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWB) by 95.3% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,691 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 825 shares during the quarter. Catalina Capital Group LLC’s holdings in iShares Russell 1000 ETF were worth $487,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 1000 ETF by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 8,379,815 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,197,690,000 after purchasing an additional 227,252 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Russell 1000 ETF by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,512,821 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,183,533,000 after purchasing an additional 146,971 shares in the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp lifted its position in iShares Russell 1000 ETF by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 2,954,718 shares of the company’s stock worth $774,904,000 after buying an additional 31,595 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its position in iShares Russell 1000 ETF by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 1,427,248 shares of the company’s stock worth $374,310,000 after buying an additional 30,635 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. lifted its position in iShares Russell 1000 ETF by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 1,225,799 shares of the company’s stock worth $321,478,000 after buying an additional 25,434 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Russell 1000 ETF Trading Up 1.0 %

IWB stock traded up $2.97 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $306.34. The company had a trading volume of 563,282 shares, compared to its average volume of 802,632. iShares Russell 1000 ETF has a 52 week low of $224.41 and a 52 week high of $306.48. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $292.45 and its 200 day moving average price is $281.03. The stock has a market cap of $37.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.68 and a beta of 1.01.

About iShares Russell 1000 ETF

iShares Russell 1000 ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares Russell 1000 Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Russell 1000 Index (the Index). The Index is a float-adjusted capitalization weighted index that measures the performance of the large-capitalization sector of the United States equity market and includes securities issued by the approximately 1,000 largest issuers in the Russell 3000 Index.