The iShares Core S&P US Growth ETF is an exchange traded fund which seeks to track the results of the S&P 900 Growth Index. This is an index composed of large- and mid-capitalisation U.S. equities that exhibit growth characteristics. An ETF is essentially a diversified collection of assets tied to a specific stock index. This ETF is managed and administered by BlackRock which has been an ETF provider since 1997, offering more than 900 different ETFs.
The fund can generally be expected to invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index. It may however also invest up to 20% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents.
Sectors covered by the assets held in this fund include technology, consumer discretionary, healthcare, and industrials. The iShares Core S&P US Growth is listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange where it trades under the ticker IUSG.
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