iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) Sees Large Volume Increase

Shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) saw unusually-high trading volume on Friday . Approximately 141,450 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 23% from the previous session’s volume of 115,240 shares.The stock last traded at $122.38 and had previously closed at $121.57.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Stock Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of $5.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.33 and a beta of 1.13. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $126.61 and a 200 day moving average of $119.55.

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

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 27th. Investors of record on Friday, March 22nd were given a dividend of $0.2191 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 21st. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.72%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Richardson Financial Services Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. First Command Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $30,000. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $32,000. True Wealth Design LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Stephens Consulting LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 94.0% in the 4th quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 260 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 126 shares during the period. 55.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF

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.