Sigma Planning Corp Makes New Investment in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF $IJT

Sigma Planning Corp bought a new stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor bought 51,321 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,224,000.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of IJT. Albion Financial Group UT acquired a new stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF in the third quarter valued at $26,000. Signaturefd LLC purchased a new stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $28,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $37,000. Horizons Wealth Management purchased a new stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $43,000. Finally, Angeles Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 70.0% during the 1st quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC now owns 340 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after buying an additional 140 shares during 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 Performance

NASDAQ:IJT opened at $161.18 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $165.81 and a 200-day simple moving average of $166.68. The stock has a market cap of $7.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.21 and a beta of 1.05. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $132.98 and a 1 year high of $179.68.

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

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th were given a dividend of $0.36 per share. This is a boost from iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.2566. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%.

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