iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) Shares Bought by Merit Financial Group LLC

Merit Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) by 14.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 3,391 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 441 shares during the quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC’s holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF were worth $424,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Natixis Advisors L.P. acquired a new position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $1,275,000. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 366,463 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,859,000 after acquiring an additional 6,012 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 5.2% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 2,841 shares of the company’s stock worth $355,000 after acquiring an additional 140 shares during the period. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 14.9% during the fourth quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 46,767 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,852,000 after acquiring an additional 6,080 shares during the period. Finally, Choreo LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $643,000. 55.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF stock opened at $129.84 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $5.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.92 and a beta of 1.13. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a 52-week low of $102.64 and a 52-week high of $131.48. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $126.70 and its 200-day simple moving average is $121.17.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 27th. Investors of record on Friday, March 22nd were issued a dividend of $0.2191 per share. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.67%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 21st.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Company Profile

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF, formerly iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index Fund (the Fund), seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of the small-capitalization growth sector of the United States equity market and consists of those stocks in the S&P SmallCap 600 Index exhibiting the strongest growth characteristics.