iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) Shares Purchased by Commonwealth Equity Services LLC

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) by 21.0% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 488,656 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 84,963 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC’s holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF were worth $66,149,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 4.0% in the 4th quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 169,119 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,894,000 after buying an additional 6,453 shares during the period. Essential Planning LLC. lifted its stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 6,396.5% in the 4th quarter. Essential Planning LLC. now owns 225,170 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,851,000 after purchasing an additional 221,704 shares during the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 214.8% during the fourth quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 7,549 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,022,000 after buying an additional 5,151 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 7.2% during the 4th quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 353,361 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,835,000 after purchasing an additional 23,640 shares during the period. Finally, Moors & Cabot Inc. increased its holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 15.5% in the 4th quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 10,191 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,380,000 after purchasing an additional 1,368 shares during the last quarter. 55.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Stock Down 1.8 %

NASDAQ:IJT opened at $121.00 on Friday. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a 52 week low of $120.32 and a 52 week high of $152.05. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $136.24 and its two-hundred day moving average is $138.69. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.15 and a beta of 1.13.

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

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

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Company 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.