iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF $IUSG Shares Newly Purchased by Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG) during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund acquired 14,901 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,887,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF in the third quarter worth about $28,000. Richards Merrill & Peterson Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Compass Financial Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $49,000. Finally, North Point Portfolio Managers Corp OH purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $51,000.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF Trading Down 2.6%

IUSG opened at $183.54 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $191.82 and a 200 day moving average of $180.27. The company has a market cap of $32.46 billion, a PE ratio of 32.52 and a beta of 1.16. iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $148.39 and a 12 month high of $200.01.

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

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th were issued a dividend of $0.2445 per share. This represents a $0.98 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 15th. This is a positive change from iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.2356.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF Company Profile

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.