LPL Financial LLC Grows Position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT)

LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) by 10.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 863,752 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 82,307 shares during the quarter. LPL Financial LLC’s holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF were worth $120,485,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of IJT. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF in the second quarter valued at about $25,596,000. Royal Fund Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $24,955,000. Christopher J. Hasenberg Inc acquired a new position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $22,611,000. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC purchased a new position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $110,000. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers grew its position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 120.2% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 142,905 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,682,000 after acquiring an additional 77,996 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 55.81% of the company’s stock.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Trading Up 1.6 %

NASDAQ IJT opened at $148.34 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $6.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.69 and a beta of 1.13. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $139.60 and its 200-day simple moving average is $134.66. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a 52 week low of $111.02 and a 52 week high of $149.58.

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

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 25th were issued a $0.5237 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 25th.

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.