20,665 Shares in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF $IJT Bought by John A. Wolfe & Associates Inc.

John A. Wolfe & Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 20,665 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,917,000. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF accounts for approximately 1.2% of John A. Wolfe & Associates Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th biggest position.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 3,998.7% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 33,531,028 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,733,240,000 after purchasing an additional 32,712,932 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG boosted its holdings in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,068,064 shares of the company’s stock valued at $151,131,000 after buying an additional 6,157 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 957,106 shares of the company’s stock valued at $135,105,000 after buying an additional 4,940 shares in the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 55.9% in the 4th quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 836,147 shares of the company’s stock worth $118,031,000 after buying an additional 299,807 shares during the last quarter. Finally, M&T Bank Corp grew its position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 31.2% in the 3rd quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 550,176 shares of the company’s stock worth $77,850,000 after buying an additional 130,915 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 55.81% of the company’s stock.

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

NASDAQ IJT opened at $170.72 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $7.73 billion, a PE ratio of 20.21 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $161.85 and a 200 day moving average price of $152.40. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a 52 week low of $127.77 and a 52 week high of $171.53.

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

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders 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%. This is a positive change from iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Company 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.