iShares Morningstar Growth ETFILCG
ILCG
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Funds holding %
of 7,331 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
0.42% more ownership
Funds ownership: 57.56% [Q4 2024] → 57.99% (+0.42%) [Q1 2025]
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 279 [Q4 2024] → 267 (-12) [Q1 2025]
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.4B [Q4 2024] → $1.27B (-$128M) [Q1 2025]
14% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 77 | Existing positions reduced: 90
19% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 37
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 10 [Q4 2024] → 8 (-2) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for ILCG.
Financial journalist opinion
Negative
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
ILCG: A Growth Bias Can Prove Reckless Now
ILCG offers cheap, efficient exposure to large-cap growth stocks, but current market greed and high valuations make growth bias risky now. The ETF is highly concentrated in tech, especially Nvidia and Microsoft, amplifying risk during market downturns and periods of volatility. Economic indicators suggest slower GDP growth, a cooling labor market, and persistent inflation, challenging the outlook for growth stocks.
Positive
24/7 Wall Street
2 months ago
3 Growth-Focused ETFs That Look Very Attractive Right Now
It's probably safe to say that most investors aren't buying exchange traded funds (ETFs) for the growth potential they can provide.
Negative
Seeking Alpha
2 months ago
ILCG: A Growth ETF Struggling To Keep Up With The Performance Of The Peer Group
The iShares Morningstar Growth ETF (ILCG) targets large and mid-cap U.S. growth stocks, with a strong bias toward technology and consumer sectors, led by Microsoft and NVIDIA. ILCG trades at a premium valuation, driven by high-growth, high-multiple stocks, but shows mixed profitability, trailing the Russell 1000 in EBITDA margin and ROE. While ILCG offers diversified growth exposure, its elevated volatility and lagging performance against top growth funds suggest a cautious approach for long-term outperformance.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
9 months ago
ILCG: Growth Prospects Slightly Weaker Than Peers
ILCG owns a portfolio of mid-cap and large-cap growth stocks. The fund has the potential to continue to outperform the broader markets. However, it may underperform other growth funds due to its higher exposure to mid-cap stocks.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
10 months ago
Fed Initiates Rate Cuts: Top-Ranked Growth ETFs to Buy
The Fed kicked off the new rate cycle era. Investors seeking to capitalize on this trend could invest in growth ETFs.
Negative
Seeking Alpha
11 months ago
ILCG: Cautious On This Growth ETF
iShares Morningstar Growth ETF has outperformed the broader market in recent years due to growth stock bias. Economic uncertainties and high leverage levels create a mixed environment for stocks in the short term. ILCG's high valuation multiples and volatility may make it less attractive compared to peer group growth ETFs.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 year ago
ILCG: Growth ETF Lagging Competitors
iShares Morningstar Growth ETF holds over 300 stocks with historical and forecasted growth characteristics. Like many growth funds, the ILCG ETF is overweight in technology and in a few mega-cap companies. ILCG has outperformed the S&P 500 since its inception in 2004 and shows attractive quality metrics.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 year ago
ILCG ETF: Not Ideal
ILCG which focuses on large-cap-and-mid-cap stocks with growth characteristics has outperformed the benchmark by 700bps over the past year. Notwithstanding the recent performance, we don't feel ILCG is as competent a growth ETF as VUG, the largest offering in this space. The relative strength and standalone charts suggest that this is an overbought theme, and valuations are not cheap either.
Negative
Seeking Alpha
1 year ago
ILCG: More Growth? In This Economy?
ILCG is poised to disappoint in the current high interest rate environment, driven in part by its overweight to expensive high growth Tech stocks, and a potential resurgence of Value. Active managers are better equipped to navigate the current environment relative to passive funds like ILCG. Growth-oriented investors should consider QQQ as an alternative, which has consistently outperformed ILCG with similar exposure and volatility.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 year ago
Large-Cap Growth ETF (ILCG) Hits New 52-Week High
For investors seeking momentum, iShares Morningstar Growth ETF ILCG is probably on the radar. The fund just hit a 52-week high and is up 43% from its 52-week low of $50.37 per share.
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