iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) Shares Purchased by Columbia Trust Co 01012016

Columbia Trust Co 01012016 raised its stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) by 105.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,955 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,548 shares during the quarter. Columbia Trust Co 01012016’s holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF were worth $620,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. BKM Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $2,854,000. Becker Capital Management Inc. grew its position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 51.7% during the third quarter. Becker Capital Management Inc. now owns 19,345 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,129,000 after acquiring an additional 6,596 shares during the period. Wealthspire Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 17.3% during the third quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC now owns 11,363 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,246,000 after acquiring an additional 1,672 shares during the period. Tiemann Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 2.3% during the second quarter. Tiemann Investment Advisors LLC now owns 13,958 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,604,000 after acquiring an additional 310 shares during the period. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. grew its position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 3.1% during the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 77,951 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,550,000 after acquiring an additional 2,351 shares during the period. 57.73% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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

IJT stock traded down $0.09 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $127.46. 133,411 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 121,912. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $125.25 and its 200-day moving average price is $117.60. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a 52-week low of $102.64 and a 52-week high of $129.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.67 billion, a PE ratio of 13.33 and a beta of 1.13.

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

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.2191 per share. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.69%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 21st.

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.