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The Natixis Loomis Sayles Focused Growth ETF (LSGR) offers a concentrated portfolio of 22 equities, outperforming the S&P 500 and iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF) since inception. Despite a higher ER of 0.59%, LSGR's focused strategy and low 4% turnover rate justify its higher cost compared to IWF's 0.19% ER. LSGR's reduced tech allocation and fundamentals-based stock selection provide stability and growth, backed by expert management from Aziz V. Hamzaogullari, CFA®.

Investing in the stock market today can be a bit concerning, given the S&P 500's elevated levels and many stocks trading at high valuations. The broad index is coming off a second straight year of gains in excess of 20%, leading some analysts to believe that a slowdown may be overdue for the market.

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

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One of the most valued attributes of ETFs is diversification. Rather than attempting to choose a couple of winning stocks, these equity funds own more securities.

The popular Invesco QQQ Trust doesn't hold every growth name you might like to own. Vanguard Growth ETF, meanwhile, is surprisingly underweighted with companies that don't qualify as megacaps.

Increasing risk of significant selloff in tech stocks due to slowing growth and high valuations warrants investor attention. Selling stake in tech-focused ETFs like iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF) to capitalize on recent gains is recommended. Value investing could be a better option in the current market environment.

We've been marveling at the traction actively managed ETFs are enjoying this year. As a category, we've seen active ETFs take in about 1/3 of all net asset inflows year-to-date.

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

While index-based ETFs are known to be passive compared to active ETFs, changes indeed occur. At the end of this week, a large-cap growth ETF with approximately $100 billion in assets will be adding and removing companies.