MidFirst Bank Purchases New Shares in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF $IUSG

MidFirst Bank acquired a new position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 4,636 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $779,000.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of IUSG. Flagstar Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. Flagstar Advisors Inc. now owns 1,752 shares of the company’s stock valued at $294,000 after acquiring an additional 63 shares during the period. Retirement Planning Group LLC raised its holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC now owns 1,428 shares of the company’s stock worth $240,000 after purchasing an additional 63 shares during the period. Advisory Services Network LLC raised its holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 12,185 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,005,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the period. Visionary Horizons LLC boosted its position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 5.7% during the fourth quarter. Visionary Horizons LLC now owns 1,399 shares of the company’s stock worth $235,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Choreo LLC grew its holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 4,678 shares of the company’s stock valued at $792,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares during the period.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of IUSG opened at $188.68 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $31.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.52 and a beta of 1.17. iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $142.55 and a 12 month high of $193.85. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $182.64 and its two-hundred day moving average is $171.32.

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

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a dividend of $0.2356 per share. This is a positive change from iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $0.94 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%.

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.