ISHARES RUSSELL 1000 GROWTH (IWF) Institutional Ownership Changes & 13F Activity

ISHARES RUSSELL 1000 GROWTH (IWF). Institutional ownership data tracks hedge funds, asset managers, and other institutional investors based on recent SEC Form 13F filings. This page analyzes institutional buying and selling activity, new holdings, and sold-out positions among tracked filers. Notable filers include Polen Capital Management, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Wedgewood Partners, Matrix Advisors Value Fund, and ARK Invest.

Portfolio quarterNameTypeQuantityRemainingReported stock balance
Q1 2019Polen Capital ManagementSell-184,38329,071$4,400
Q1 2019Torray FundSell-15,4642,400$363
Q1 2019Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy8475,746$870
Q4 2018Polen Capital ManagementBuy184,799213,454$27,943
Q4 2018Torray FundBuy17,86417,864$2,339
Q4 2018Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy9,3009,300$1,217
Q4 2018Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy394,899$641
Q3 2018Polen Capital ManagementBuy4,21728,655$4,470
Q2 2018Polen Capital ManagementSell-18,33224,438$3,514
Q2 2018Sequoia Financial AdvisorsSell-174,860$699
Q1 2018Polen Capital ManagementSell-57,37542,770$5,821
Q1 2018Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy34,877$664
Q4 2017Polen Capital ManagementBuy70,380100,145$13,488
Q3 2017Polen Capital ManagementSell-206,53329,765$3,722
Q2 2017Polen Capital ManagementBuy107,120236,298$28,124
Q2 2017Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy884,874$580
Q1 2017Polen Capital ManagementSell-129,740129,178$14,701
Q1 2017Mairs & Power Growth FundSell-5006,545$745
Q1 2017Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy364,786$545
Q4 2016Polen Capital ManagementBuy139,202258,918$27,160
Q4 2016Sequoia Financial AdvisorsSell-634,750$498
Q3 2016Polen Capital ManagementBuy1,018119,716$12,471
Q3 2016Mairs & Power Growth FundSell-3567,045$734
Q3 2016Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy634,813$501
Q2 2016Polen Capital ManagementBuy111,841118,698$11,913
Q2 2016Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy4,1784,750$477
Q2 2016Mairs & Power Growth FundBuy3567,401$743
Q1 2016Polen Capital ManagementSell-50,9296,857$684
Q1 2016Sequoia Financial AdvisorsSell-9,237572$5,736
Q4 2015Polen Capital ManagementBuy52,71857,786$5,749

Frequently asked questions about IWF activity

  • Which institutional owners are buying IWF?

    Institutional owners buying IWF include investors who have either initiated new positions or increased their existing holdings based on recent SEC 13F filings. The activity table above highlights which funds added shares in the latest reporting periods and how their positions changed over time.

  • What does "buy" mean in IWF activity?

    "Buy" means an investor increased their reported position in IWF compared to the prior reporting period. This reflects growing exposure to ISHARES RUSSELL 1000 GROWTH (IWF) rather than necessarily a brand-new position (though new positions also appear as buys when prior quantity was zero).

  • Is institutional interest in IWF increasing?

    Institutional interest in IWF can be assessed by comparing the number of tracked funds adding or increasing positions versus those trimming or exiting across the periods shown. A higher number of additions typically signals increasing participation among large filers, but it should be read alongside position sizes and the full table.

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