Essex Financial Services Inc. Has $4.14 Million Position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG)

Essex Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG) by 4.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 29,705 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,207 shares during the period. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF were worth $4,139,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in IUSG. Cerity Partners LLC grew its position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 124.9% in the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 9,014 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,189,000 after purchasing an additional 5,006 shares during the last quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF in the third quarter valued at about $278,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 6.1% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,339,301 shares of the company’s stock worth $176,667,000 after buying an additional 76,917 shares in the last quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC increased its stake in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 5.0% during the third quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 10,711 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,413,000 after acquiring an additional 513 shares during the period. Finally, Prospera Financial Services Inc raised its holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 15,187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,006,000 after acquiring an additional 239 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF Trading Up 0.9 %

Shares of IUSG stock opened at $144.88 on Tuesday. iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $109.63 and a 12 month high of $146.99. The company has a market capitalization of $21.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.75 and a beta of 1.06. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $142.29 and a two-hundred day moving average of $134.68.

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

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a $0.254 dividend. This is a boost from iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF’s previous dividend of $0.25. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

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.