PFG Advisors Purchases 244 Shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG)

PFG Advisors grew its position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG) by 1.6% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 15,530 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 244 shares during the quarter. PFG Advisors’ holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF were worth $2,164,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of IUSG. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 580,196 shares of the company’s stock worth $80,850,000 after acquiring an additional 18,270 shares during the last quarter. Endowment Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 10.8% in the fourth quarter. Endowment Wealth Management Inc. now owns 30,965 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,315,000 after acquiring an additional 3,018 shares during the last quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC now owns 3,036 shares of the company’s stock worth $423,000 after acquiring an additional 124 shares during the last quarter. Investors Research Corp grew its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 5.3% in the fourth quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 6,627 shares of the company’s stock worth $923,000 after acquiring an additional 336 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Independent Advisor Alliance acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF in the fourth quarter worth $4,030,000.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF Trading Up 1.6 %

Shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF stock opened at $129.20 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $140.97 and its 200-day simple moving average is $136.91. The company has a market cap of $19.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.39 and a beta of 1.06. iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $109.63 and a 1 year high of $146.99.

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

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were paid a dividend of $0.254 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th. This is an increase from iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF’s previous dividend of $0.25.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF Company Profile

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.