Name of ETF: iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF
Benchmark Index: S&P 500 Growth Index
Ticker Symbol: IVW
Approximate Number of Stocks in this ETF: 320
Types of Companies Included: Large and mid-sized companies which exhibit positive growth characteristics when compared to other companies in the S&P 500. Examples of companies that have been among the top holdings in this ETF include:
Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) (Numerous technology assets which include its search engine, YouTube, Android, Chrome, ad technology platform, Google Play, Gmail)
Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) (Ecommerce business; Kindle, Fire TV and the Fire Phone; digital media properties)
Apple Inc. (AAPL) (Brands include iPhone, iPad, Mac, iPod, Apple TV and iTunes)
Facebook, Inc. (FB) (Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp)
General Electric Company (GE) (Appliances and lighting, aviation products, energy management, financial services, healthcare products, oil & gas equipment, power generation, railroad equipment, water products)
Home Depot, Inc. (The) (HD) (Home improvement stores: locations throughout North America)
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) (Consumer health products: baby care, skin care, oral care, wound care and women’s health care; Medical devices: diabetes care, diagnostics, orthopaedics, neurological disease, vision care, infection prevention, cardiovascular disease and aesthetics; Pharmaceutical: cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, immunology, infectious diseases, neuroscience, oncology)
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) (Mega-cap technology company: operating segments include Devices and Consumer Licensing, Computing and Gaming Hardware, Phone Hardware, Devices and Consumer Other, Commercial Licensing and Commercial Other)
Walt Disney Company (The) (DIS) (Disney, ABC, ESPN, Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm)
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