283,201 iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF $IUSG Shares Purchased by Kestra Advisory Services LLC

Kestra Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG) by 145.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 478,524 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 283,201 shares during the quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF were worth $92,714,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of IUSG. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC purchased a new position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $163,476,000. Schmidt P J Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF in the third quarter valued at about $1,162,000. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF in the third quarter valued at about $1,451,000. Compass Financial Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 2,080.0% in the third quarter. Compass Financial Management LLC now owns 5,668 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,098,000 after acquiring an additional 5,408 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 3.5% during the third quarter. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 15,280 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,960,000 after acquiring an additional 517 shares during the period.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF Stock Down 5.7%

Shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF stock opened at $175.33 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $31.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.95 and a beta of 1.16. iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF has a 52-week low of $148.39 and a 52-week high of $200.01. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $191.21 and its 200-day simple moving average is $180.52.

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

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 18th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th were given a $0.2445 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 15th. This is an increase from iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.2356. This represents a $0.98 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%.

About iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF

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.