iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG) Position Trimmed by Watchman Group Inc.

Watchman Group Inc. decreased its position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG) by 33.4% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 17,044 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,546 shares during the period. Watchman Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF were worth $2,166,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. ORG Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 1.9% during the 1st quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 4,587 shares of the company’s stock valued at $585,000 after buying an additional 85 shares during the period. Larson Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 11.1% during the 1st quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 949 shares of the company’s stock valued at $121,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares in the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP raised its holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 18,128 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,526,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares during the period. Townsquare Capital LLC raised its holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 1.7% in the 1st quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 6,309 shares of the company’s stock worth $802,000 after acquiring an additional 106 shares during the period. Finally, Sapient Capital LLC raised its holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 2.5% in the 1st quarter. Sapient Capital LLC now owns 4,513 shares of the company’s stock worth $574,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares during the period.

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

NASDAQ:IUSG opened at $158.04 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $151.07 and its 200-day moving average is $140.00. iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF has a 52-week low of $108.91 and a 52-week high of $158.82. The company has a market cap of $24.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.52 and a beta of 1.06.

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

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 16th were given a dividend of $0.2104 per share. This is an increase from iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 16th. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%.

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.