Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Boosts Holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG)

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG) by 1.7% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 1,357,596 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 22,928 shares during the quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC’s holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF were worth $189,181,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Madison Wealth Partners Inc increased its position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 14.1% during the fourth quarter. Madison Wealth Partners Inc now owns 389,481 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,274,000 after acquiring an additional 48,108 shares during the last quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 200,126 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,887,000 after purchasing an additional 2,243 shares during the last quarter. Parkworth Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $660,000. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 15,775 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,198,000 after buying an additional 311 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PFG Advisors grew its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. PFG Advisors now owns 15,530 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,164,000 after purchasing an additional 244 shares during the period.

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

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF stock opened at $129.20 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $140.97 and its 200 day moving average price is $136.91. The stock has a market capitalization of $19.48 billion, a P/E 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 business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a $0.254 dividend. This is a positive change from iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF’s previous dividend of $0.25. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

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.