iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF $IUSG Shares Sold by Quent Capital LLC

Quent Capital LLC cut its stake in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG) by 9.8% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 71,689 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,771 shares during the period. iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF accounts for about 1.0% of Quent Capital LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 23rd largest holding. Quent Capital LLC’s holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF were worth $10,782,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. GSG Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. GSG Advisors LLC now owns 10,537 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,585,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. ORG Partners LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 1.9% during the 1st quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 4,587 shares of the company’s stock worth $585,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Acropolis Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 7.2% during the 2nd quarter. Acropolis Investment Management LLC now owns 1,353 shares of the company’s stock worth $203,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares during the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 11.1% during the 1st quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 949 shares of the company’s stock worth $121,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 15,645 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,988,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ:IUSG opened at $165.08 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $159.28 and a 200 day moving average price of $145.36. The company has a market capitalization of $25.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.52 and a beta of 1.06. iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $108.91 and a 12-month high of $166.16.

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

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 16th were issued a dividend of $0.2487 per share. This is a positive change from iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 16th. This represents a $0.99 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.