Spire Wealth Management Purchases 8,386 Shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG)

Spire Wealth Management increased its position in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG) by 5.7% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 155,245 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,386 shares during the period. Spire Wealth Management’s holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF were worth $16,655,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Morgan Stanley grew its stake in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 14.6% during the 3rd quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 11,135,043 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,055,936,000 after buying an additional 1,419,441 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 2.7% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 13,846,057 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,313,022,000 after acquiring an additional 364,461 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates raised its position in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 21.5% in the 4th quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 779,012 shares of the company’s stock valued at $81,095,000 after purchasing an additional 137,861 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $12,809,000. Finally, Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC grew its position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 155.7% during the 3rd quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC now owns 174,867 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,578,000 after purchasing an additional 106,475 shares during the last quarter.

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

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF stock traded up $2.05 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $115.52. 327,009 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 510,676. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $115.18 and its two-hundred day moving average is $107.37. The company has a market capitalization of $16.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.66 and a beta of 1.06. iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $87.70 and a fifty-two week high of $118.45.

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

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 27th. Investors of record on Friday, March 22nd were given a $0.1667 dividend. This represents a $0.67 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.58%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 21st.

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