Omega Financial Group LLC Decreases Stock Holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG)

Omega Financial Group LLC decreased its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG) by 1.8% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 23,859 shares of the company’s stock after selling 448 shares during the quarter. iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF comprises about 1.3% of Omega Financial Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 25th biggest position. Omega Financial Group LLC’s holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF were worth $3,325,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Hershey Financial Advisers LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC increased its position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 460.0% during the third quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 252 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 207 shares during the last quarter. Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo LLC bought a new position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF in the third quarter valued at about $37,000. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates boosted its position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 113.3% in the fourth quarter. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates now owns 320 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fairscale Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $66,000.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ:IUSG opened at $140.76 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.40 billion, a PE ratio of 27.75 and a beta of 1.06. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $140.34 and its 200-day moving average price is $132.96. iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $103.25 and a twelve month high of $145.11.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were paid a dividend of $0.254 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th. This is a boost from iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF’s previous dividend of $0.25.

About iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF

The iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (IUSG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 900 Growth index. The fund tracks an index of US large- and mid-cap growth stocks. The index selects from stocks ranked 1-3000 by market cap based on fundamental growth factors. IUSG was launched on Jul 24, 2000 and is managed by BlackRock.