Stephens Consulting LLC Increases Stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT)

Stephens Consulting LLC raised its stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) by 239.6% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 883 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 623 shares during the quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC’s holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF were worth $115,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Columbia Trust Co 01012016 raised its holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 105.9% in the 4th quarter. Columbia Trust Co 01012016 now owns 4,955 shares of the company’s stock worth $620,000 after purchasing an additional 2,548 shares during the period. Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC now owns 189,444 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,707,000 after buying an additional 2,122 shares in the last quarter. Financial Advisors Network Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 14.7% during the 4th quarter. Financial Advisors Network Inc. now owns 13,889 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,738,000 after buying an additional 1,785 shares during the period. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 70.5% during the 4th quarter. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 9,865 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,235,000 after buying an additional 4,078 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Beaumont Asset Management L.L.C. lifted its position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 225.1% during the 4th quarter. Beaumont Asset Management L.L.C. now owns 11,373 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,423,000 after buying an additional 7,875 shares in 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 traded up $1.05 on Friday, hitting $128.43. The company had a trading volume of 190,409 shares, compared to its average volume of 106,527. The company has a market capitalization of $5.78 billion, a PE ratio of 14.69 and a beta of 1.13. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $102.64 and a 12-month high of $132.36. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $128.53 and its 200-day moving average price is $126.22.

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

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 11th were issued a $0.3455 dividend. This represents a $1.38 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.08%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 11th.

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.