Transcend Capital Advisors LLC Buys 1,154 Shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG)

Transcend Capital Advisors LLC raised its stake in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG) by 11.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 11,684 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,154 shares during the period. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF were worth $1,216,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF Trading Up 1.8 %

Shares of NASDAQ IUSG opened at $114.38 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $115.07 and its 200-day moving average price is $106.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.66 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 12-month low of $87.70 and a 12-month high of $118.45.

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

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

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.