iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF $IJT Shares Acquired by JNBA Financial Advisors

JNBA Financial Advisors lifted its position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) by 60.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 11,379 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,267 shares during the quarter. JNBA Financial Advisors’ holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF were worth $2,032,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 3,998.7% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 33,531,028 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,733,240,000 after buying an additional 32,712,932 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 1.0% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,046,459 shares of the company’s stock valued at $296,143,000 after acquiring an additional 19,746 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG increased its stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 0.6% in the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,068,064 shares of the company’s stock worth $151,131,000 after acquiring an additional 6,157 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 957,106 shares of the company’s stock worth $135,105,000 after acquiring an additional 4,940 shares during the period. Finally, Brown Advisory Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 55.9% during the fourth quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 836,147 shares of the company’s stock worth $118,031,000 after purchasing an additional 299,807 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 55.81% of the company’s stock.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ IJT opened at $171.06 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $8.14 billion, a PE ratio of 20.21 and a beta of 1.04. The company has a fifty day moving average of $174.48 and a 200 day moving average of $162.23. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $132.98 and a 1 year high of $179.68.

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

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a dividend of $0.2566 per share. This represents a $1.03 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. This is an increase from iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF 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. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.