Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. Buys 28,677 Shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF $IJT

Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 28,677 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,598,000. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. owned 0.06% of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in IJT. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF in the third quarter valued at $79,045,000. Lee Financial Co purchased a new stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $17,702,000. Royal Fund Management LLC lifted its holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 1,257.8% during the 3rd quarter. Royal Fund Management LLC now owns 104,432 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,744,000 after purchasing an additional 96,741 shares in the last quarter. Keybank National Association OH purchased a new stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $14,891,000. Finally, Sigma Planning Corp bought a new position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $8,224,000. 55.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of NASDAQ IJT opened at $167.20 on Thursday. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a 52 week low of $132.98 and a 52 week high of $179.68. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $163.66 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $161.99. The company has a market cap of $7.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.21 and a beta of 1.06.

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

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th were given a dividend of $0.36 per share. This is a boost from iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.2566. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 15th.

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.