Sonata Capital Group Inc. Buys New Shares in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF $IJT

Sonata Capital Group 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 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 14,927 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,393,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of IJT. Capital Square LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Capital Square LLC now owns 12,560 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,014,000 after acquiring an additional 288 shares during the last quarter. Lee Financial Co bought a new position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $17,702,000. USA Financial Formulas bought a new position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $2,713,000. McKinley Carter Wealth Services Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $1,304,000. Finally, Aspiriant LLC purchased a new stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $877,000. 55.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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

NASDAQ IJT traded up $0.51 during trading on Monday, hitting $159.48. The stock had a trading volume of 173,524 shares, compared to its average volume of 162,236. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.21 and a beta of 1.05. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a one year low of $132.98 and a one year high of $179.68. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $167.39 and a 200 day simple moving average of $166.16.

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

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

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.