iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF $IJT Shares Acquired by Oarsman Capital Inc.

Oarsman Capital Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) by 149.8% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 29,325 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 17,587 shares during the quarter. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF comprises approximately 0.4% of Oarsman Capital Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest holding. Oarsman Capital Inc. owned 0.06% of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF worth $5,237,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Greenleaf Trust lifted its position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 137.0% during the second quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 67,201 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,050,000 after purchasing an additional 38,842 shares during the period. Blue Edge Capital LLC acquired a new position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF during the second quarter worth about $8,013,000. Trust Co. of Vermont acquired a new position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $387,000. Lee Kelleher & Klein Wealth Management raised its holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. Lee Kelleher & Klein Wealth Management now owns 16,847 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,009,000 after buying an additional 252 shares during the period. Finally, JFS Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 2.5% in the 2nd quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 57,390 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,250,000 after acquiring an additional 1,422 shares during the last quarter. 55.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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

NASDAQ:IJT opened at $171.06 on Monday. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $132.98 and a 1 year high of $179.68. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $174.48 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $162.23. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.21 and a beta of 1.04.

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

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a $0.2566 dividend. This represents a $1.03 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. This is an increase from iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22.

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. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.