Yahoo Finance Should iShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF (IWP) Be on Your Investing Radar?
The iShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF (IWP) was launched on 07/17/2001, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Mid Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.
The fund is sponsored by Blackrock. It has amassed assets over $14.39 billion, making it the largest ETFs attempting to match the Mid Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.
Why Mid Cap Growth
Mid cap companies, with market capitalization in the range of $2 billion and $10 billion, offer investors many things that small and large companies don't, including less risk and higher growth opportunities. Thus they have a nice balance of growth potential and stability.
Qualities of growth stocks include faster growth rates compared to the broader market, as well as higher valuations and higher than average sales and earnings growth rates. Also, growth stocks are a type of equity that carries more risk compared to others. When you consider growth versus value, growth stocks are usually the clear winner in strong bull markets but tend to fall flat in nearly all other environments.
Costs
Investors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.
Annual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.23%, putting it on par with most peer products in the space.
It has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.50%.
Sector Exposure and Top Holdings
Even though ETFs offer diversified exposure which minimizes single stock risk, it is still important to look into a fund's holdings before investing. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.
This ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 25.60% of the portfolio. Industrials and Healthcare round out the top three.
Looking at individual holdings, Crowdstrike Holdings Inc Class A- (CRWD) accounts for about 2.34% of total assets, followed by Apollo Global Management Inc- (APO) and Cintas Corp- (CTAS).
The top 10 holdings account for about 15.5% of total assets under management.
Performance and Risk
IWP seeks to match the performance of the Russell MidCap Growth Index before fees and expenses. The Russell Midcap Growth Index measures the performance of the mid-capitalization growth sector of the U.S. equity market. It is a subset of the Russell Midcap Index, which measures the performance of the mid-capitalization sector of the U.S. equity market & approximately 47% of the total market value of the Russell Midcap Index.
The ETF has gained about 6.65% so far this year and is up roughly 17.28% in the last one year (as of 07/09/2024). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $85.66 and $114.14.
The ETF has a beta of 1.10 and standard deviation of 22.83% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 334 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.
Alternatives
IShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, IWP is a sufficient option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Mid Cap Growth area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.
The iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF (IJK) and the Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF (VOT) track a similar index. While iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF has $9.40 billion in assets, Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF has $13.37 billion. IJK has an expense ratio of 0.17% and VOT charges 0.07%.
Bottom-Line
Retail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.
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iShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF (IWP): ETF Research Reports
Cintas Corporation (CTAS) : Free Stock Analysis Report
Apollo Global Management Inc. (APO) : Free Stock Analysis Report
Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF (VOT): ETF Research Reports
iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF (IJK): ETF Research Reports
CrowdStrike (CRWD) : Free Stock Analysis Report
