Essex Financial Services Inc. Acquires 1,136 Shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT)

Essex Financial Services Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) by 19.5% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 6,975 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,136 shares during the period. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF were worth $944,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Principle Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. Principle Wealth Partners LLC now owns 23,333 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,159,000 after buying an additional 897 shares during the last quarter. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC now owns 26,174 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,543,000 after acquiring an additional 1,273 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 13.3% during the 4th quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 76,405 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,343,000 after acquiring an additional 8,965 shares during the last quarter. Quotient Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Quotient Wealth Partners LLC now owns 19,002 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,572,000 after acquiring an additional 205 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Apollon Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 10.2% in the 4th quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 27,253 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,689,000 after purchasing an additional 2,515 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 55.81% of the company’s stock.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Stock Down 0.7 %

Shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF stock opened at $139.21 on Wednesday. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $121.20 and a 12-month high of $152.05. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $139.84 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $139.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.69 and a beta of 1.13.

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

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a dividend of $0.3508 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

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.