iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF [IWF] Stock Forecast

The more I write about investments, the more I'm convinced the average investor should focus on must-buy ETFs rather than must-buy stocks for their investment portfolios. The reality is that ETFs are less volatile than stocks.

Launched on 05/22/2000, the iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.

Large-cap growth ETFs continue to lead large-cap value ones in 2023. Through May 16, the iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF) was up 16%, beating the iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) by 1,700 basis points year-to-date.

Our view on things is that a rate-stay is more likely than an actual pivot, even if banking issues continue. Persistent consumer buying signals expectations that there will be inflation, and the Fed will want to stomp that out even though inflation is easing slightly.

Tiffany McGhee, CEO and CIO of Pivotal Advisors, lays out the trading day ahead.

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Style Box ETF report for IWF

Profiling trends through pairs of ETFs continue to tell a story of failed breakouts and frustrated expectations. The trend barely wavered for US stocks over shares in emerging markets.

The Russell 1000 Growth ETF outperformed the Russell 1000 Value ETF by the widest margin since 2001 last week.

The rebalancing resulted in the growth indexes being overweight in energy and health care.