iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF $IUSG is Voisard Asset Management Group Inc.’s 7th Largest Position

Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG) by 33.9% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 163,518 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 41,388 shares during the period. iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF makes up 6.1% of Voisard Asset Management Group Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 7th largest holding. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF were worth $20,780,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of IUSG. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV grew its stake in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 5.5% in the 1st quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 10,580 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,345,000 after buying an additional 555 shares in the last quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC grew its stake in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 29.5% in the 1st quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 2,838 shares of the company’s stock worth $361,000 after buying an additional 646 shares in the last quarter. Oak Ridge Investments LLC grew its stake in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 2.0% in the 1st quarter. Oak Ridge Investments LLC now owns 6,790 shares of the company’s stock worth $863,000 after buying an additional 132 shares in the last quarter. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. grew its stake in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 29.4% in the 1st quarter. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. now owns 2,205 shares of the company’s stock worth $280,000 after buying an additional 501 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Benjamin Edwards Inc. grew its stake in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 628,826 shares of the company’s stock worth $79,911,000 after buying an additional 8,155 shares in the last quarter.

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

Shares of IUSG opened at $157.57 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $24.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.52 and a beta of 1.06. iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $108.91 and a fifty-two week high of $158.82. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $151.33 and a 200-day moving average price of $140.06.

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

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 16th were issued a $0.2104 dividend. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 16th. This is a positive change from iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14.

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.