iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF $IJT Shares Purchased by D.A. Davidson & CO.

D.A. Davidson & CO. boosted its stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) by 80.4% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 7,455 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,322 shares during the quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO.’s holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF were worth $1,079,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 18,800.0% during the fourth quarter. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC now owns 189 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 188 shares during the period. Sound Income Strategies LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 285.2% in the fourth quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 208 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares during the period. North Star Investment Management Corp. boosted its stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 102.4% in the fourth quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 257 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $36,000. Finally, Biltmore Family Office LLC purchased a new stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter worth $40,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 55.81% of the company’s stock.

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

NASDAQ:IJT opened at $172.16 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $168.70 and a two-hundred day moving average of $157.35. The stock has a market cap of $8.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.21 and a beta of 1.04. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $129.88 and a 1-year high of $179.65.

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

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a dividend of $0.2566 per share. This is a boost from iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.03 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF 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.