Associated Banc Corp Lowers Stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF $IJT

Associated Banc Corp reduced its position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) by 5.4% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 20,706 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,178 shares during the quarter. Associated Banc Corp’s holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF were worth $2,755,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. World Investment Advisors lifted its stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 968.9% during the 2nd quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 179,400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,867,000 after buying an additional 162,617 shares in the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 13,193.7% during the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 134,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,827,000 after acquiring an additional 132,992 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 13.5% during the first quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 801,556 shares of the company’s stock valued at $99,794,000 after acquiring an additional 95,583 shares during the period. Belpointe Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF in the second quarter valued at about $9,473,000. Finally, Future Fund LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF in the second quarter valued at about $8,543,000. 55.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Trading Up 2.6%

NASDAQ:IJT opened at $142.22 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $140.35 and a 200 day moving average price of $136.56. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.21 and a beta of 1.09. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $107.38 and a 12-month high of $150.87.

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

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th were issued a dividend of $0.314 per share. This is an increase from iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 16th. This represents a $1.26 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF 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.