Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC Acquires 4,936 Shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF $IJT

Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) by 108.6% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 9,482 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,936 shares during the quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF were worth $1,342,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in IJT. Rovin Capital UT ADV lifted its position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. Rovin Capital UT ADV now owns 4,364 shares of the company’s stock valued at $581,000 after acquiring an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 3.7% in the third quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. now owns 2,402 shares of the company’s stock worth $342,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 1.5% in the second quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 5,688 shares of the company’s stock valued at $757,000 after purchasing an additional 86 shares in the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 1.1% during the second quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 10,181 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,354,000 after buying an additional 109 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 1.7% during the third quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. now owns 6,460 shares of the company’s stock valued at $914,000 after buying an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. 55.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Trading Up 3.0%

Shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF stock opened at $152.93 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $6.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.21 and a beta of 1.09. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $146.53 and a 200 day simple moving average of $141.90. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $107.38 and a 12-month high of $154.04.

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

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were issued a $0.4214 dividend. This is an increase from iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. This represents a $1.69 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 16th.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Profile

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.