Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI Reduces Holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT)

Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI cut its position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) by 3.9% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 5,629 shares of the company’s stock after selling 231 shares during the quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI’s holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF were worth $785,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF in the 2nd 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 third quarter worth about $24,955,000. Christopher J. Hasenberg Inc acquired a new position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF in the third quarter worth about $22,611,000. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC purchased a new position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF in the second quarter valued at about $110,000. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 77,996 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 Up 1.6 %

IJT stock opened at $148.34 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $139.60 and its two-hundred day 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. The company has a market capitalization of $6.93 billion, a PE ratio of 14.69 and a beta of 1.13.

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

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors 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.