iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) Shares Bought by Essex Financial Services Inc.

Essex Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) by 19.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,975 shares of the company’s stock after buying 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 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in IJT. Park Avenue Securities LLC acquired a new position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $243,000. Clayton Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 2.7% in the third quarter. Clayton Financial Group LLC now owns 41,498 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,789,000 after acquiring an additional 1,077 shares in the last quarter. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 44.8% during the third quarter. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 375 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares during the period. Ullmann Wealth Partners Group LLC raised its holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 8.4% during the third quarter. Ullmann Wealth Partners Group LLC now owns 18,007 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,512,000 after purchasing an additional 1,402 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Prospect Financial Services LLC raised its holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 11.7% during the third quarter. Prospect Financial Services LLC now owns 3,354 shares of the company’s stock worth $468,000 after purchasing an additional 350 shares in the last quarter. 55.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ IJT opened at $139.21 on Wednesday. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $121.20 and a 1 year high of $152.05. The firm has a market cap of $6.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.69 and a beta of 1.13. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $139.84 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $139.00.

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 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.