Van Diest Capital LLC Has $2.32 Million Stock Holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF $IUSG

Van Diest Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG) by 323.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 14,961 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,424 shares during the period. iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF makes up approximately 1.8% of Van Diest Capital LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 11th largest holding. Van Diest Capital LLC’s holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF were worth $2,321,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Imprint Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Financial Life Planners bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Realta Investment Advisors increased its position in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 627.3% during the fourth quarter. Realta Investment Advisors now owns 160 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 138 shares during the period. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF in the first quarter valued at $34,000.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of IUSG stock opened at $181.82 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $31.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.52 and a beta of 1.16. iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF has a one year low of $148.39 and a one year high of $193.85. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $186.59 and a 200 day moving average price of $174.34.

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

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a $0.2356 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $0.94 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. This is a positive change from iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.18.

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.