Ascension Capital Advisors Inc. Acquires New Position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF $IJT

Ascension Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund bought 23,373 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,299,000. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF makes up 1.1% of Ascension Capital Advisors Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest holding.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Essex Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 1.0% during the third quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 7,237 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,024,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. Taylor Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Taylor Financial Group Inc. now owns 17,639 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,490,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. raised its holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 3.7% in the third quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. now owns 2,402 shares of the company’s stock valued at $342,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Capital Investment Counsel LLC raised its holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 5.1% in the third quarter. Capital Investment Counsel LLC now owns 1,816 shares of the company’s stock valued at $257,000 after acquiring an additional 88 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,633 shares of the company’s stock valued at $372,000 after acquiring an additional 88 shares in 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 0.6%

Shares of NASDAQ:IJT opened at $163.34 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $155.62 and its 200 day moving average price is $149.55. The stock has a market cap of $7.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.21 and a beta of 1.07. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $126.55 and a fifty-two week high of $165.61.

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

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were paid a $0.22 dividend. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 17th.

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. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.