iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) Plans Quarterly Dividend of $0.36

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, September 14th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a dividend of 0.36 per share on Friday, September 18th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. This is a 40.3% increase from iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Stock Down 0.9%

IJT opened at $164.93 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $7.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.21 and a beta of 1.04. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $132.98 and a twelve month high of $179.68. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $172.95 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $163.47.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of IJT. Blue Edge Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 68.0% during the 2nd quarter. Blue Edge Capital LLC now owns 44,864 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,013,000 after buying an additional 18,155 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 1.5% during the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 5,122 shares of the company’s stock worth $915,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 51.1% in the second quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC now owns 4,306 shares of the company’s stock worth $769,000 after acquiring an additional 1,456 shares during the period. RFG Advisory LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF in the second quarter valued at $340,000. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 12.4% in the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 72,593 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,965,000 after purchasing an additional 8,000 shares in the last quarter. 55.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.