Calamos Advisors LLC Takes Position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF $IUSG

Calamos Advisors LLC purchased a new position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 4,171 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $647,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in IUSG. Flagstar Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 3.7% in the 4th quarter. Flagstar Advisors Inc. now owns 1,752 shares of the company’s stock worth $294,000 after purchasing an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC now owns 1,428 shares of the company’s stock worth $240,000 after buying an additional 63 shares during the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC increased its position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 12,185 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,005,000 after buying an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC increased its position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 24,810 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,848,000 after buying an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Visionary Horizons LLC raised its stake in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 5.7% during the fourth quarter. Visionary Horizons LLC now owns 1,399 shares of the company’s stock valued at $235,000 after buying an additional 76 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF Trading Down 1.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:IUSG opened at $186.24 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $186.92 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $173.73. iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $148.39 and a 12-month high of $193.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.52 and a beta of 1.16.

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

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a dividend of $0.2356 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. This is a boost from iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.18. This represents a $0.94 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%.

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