Kestra Advisory Services LLC Sells 9,146 Shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF $IUSG

Kestra Advisory Services LLC lessened its holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG) by 4.1% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 214,860 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,146 shares during the period. Kestra Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF were worth $33,327,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Imprint Wealth LLC acquired a new position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Realta Investment Advisors grew its holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 627.3% during the 4th quarter. Realta Investment Advisors now owns 160 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 138 shares during the period. Financial Life Planners bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $26,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, Strive Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $40,000.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of NASDAQ:IUSG traded up $1.08 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $189.39. The company had a trading volume of 362,989 shares, compared to its average volume of 789,404. iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $148.39 and a 12 month high of $193.85. The stock has a market cap of $32.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.52 and a beta of 1.16. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $186.40 and a 200 day simple moving average of $173.20.

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

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

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.