iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) Shares Bought by Franklin Resources Inc.

Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) by 6.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 72,689 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,110 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc.’s holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF were worth $9,840,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in IJT. Droms Strauss Advisors Inc. MO ADV acquired a new stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $7,932,000. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,437,000. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 135.6% during the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 5,809 shares of the company’s stock worth $810,000 after acquiring an additional 3,343 shares during the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC grew its stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 194.1% in the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 5,115 shares of the company’s stock worth $692,000 after acquiring an additional 3,376 shares during the period. Finally, NBT Bank N A NY raised its holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 11.6% in the 4th quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 43,888 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,941,000 after acquiring an additional 4,569 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 55.81% of the company’s stock.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Stock Down 2.9 %

IJT stock opened at $108.87 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.47 and a beta of 1.08. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a 52-week low of $107.44 and a 52-week high of $152.05. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $129.72 and its 200-day simple moving average is $136.80.

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

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 21st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 18th were paid a dividend of $0.2502 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 18th.

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.