iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) shares saw unusually-high trading volume on Friday . Approximately 141,450 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 23% from the previous session’s volume of 115,240 shares.The stock last traded at $122.38 and had previously closed at $121.57.

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

The stock has a market capitalization of $5.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.33 and a beta of 1.13. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $126.68 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $119.36.

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

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 22nd were given a dividend of $0.2191 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 21st. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.72%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Columbia Trust Co 01012016 lifted its position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 105.9% during the fourth quarter. Columbia Trust Co 01012016 now owns 4,955 shares of the company’s stock worth $620,000 after purchasing an additional 2,548 shares in the last quarter. BKM Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF during the fourth quarter worth $2,854,000. Becker Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of 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 worth $2,129,000 after purchasing an additional 6,596 shares in the last quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of 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 worth $1,246,000 after purchasing an additional 1,672 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TIAA Trust National Association lifted its position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 7,647 shares of the company’s stock worth $957,000 after purchasing an additional 101 shares in the last quarter. 55.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.