Umpqua Bank Buys 2,714 Shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT)

Umpqua Bank raised its stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) by 48.8% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 8,274 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,714 shares during the period. Umpqua Bank’s holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF were worth $1,126,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of IJT. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $52,544,000. Essential Planning LLC. lifted its position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 6,396.5% in the fourth quarter. Essential Planning LLC. now owns 225,170 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,851,000 after purchasing an additional 221,704 shares during the last quarter. Matauro LLC bought a new stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $13,674,000. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 21.0% in the fourth quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 488,656 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,149,000 after purchasing an additional 84,963 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 10.5% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 863,752 shares of the company’s stock valued at $120,485,000 after purchasing an additional 82,307 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 55.81% of the company’s stock.

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

Shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF stock opened at $124.67 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $5.92 billion, a PE ratio of 19.15 and a beta of 1.13. The business has a 50 day moving average of $134.59 and a 200 day moving average of $138.01. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a 52 week low of $120.32 and a 52 week high of $152.05.

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

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 21st. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 18th were issued a dividend of $0.2502 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 18th.

About iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF

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.