Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC Sells 5,837 Shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF $IJT

Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC lessened its stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) by 56.2% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 4,546 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,837 shares during the quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF were worth $605,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Mather Group LLC. raised its position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 69.0% in the 1st quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 7,531 shares of the company’s stock worth $938,000 after purchasing an additional 3,076 shares during the last quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 2.4% in the 1st quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 6,497 shares of the company’s stock valued at $809,000 after buying an additional 154 shares during the period. Sterling Financial Planning Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 4.9% during the first quarter. Sterling Financial Planning Inc. now owns 117,936 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,683,000 after acquiring an additional 5,558 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 7.1% during the first quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 1,693 shares of the company’s stock valued at $211,000 after acquiring an additional 112 shares during the period. Finally, Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 0.3% in the first quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 46,097 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,739,000 after acquiring an additional 124 shares during the last quarter. 55.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of IJT stock opened at $139.38 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $6.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.21 and a beta of 1.09. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $107.38 and a 12 month high of $152.05. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $141.32 and a 200 day moving average price of $134.11.

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

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th were given a dividend of $0.314 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 16th. This represents a $1.26 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. This is a positive change from iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29.

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.