iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF $IUSG Shares Sold by Merit Financial Group LLC

Posted by Teresa Graham on Feb 17th, 2026

Merit Financial Group LLC lessened its position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG – Free Report) by 8.3% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 1,412,197 shares of the company’s stock after selling 127,378 shares during the period. iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF accounts for approximately 2.1% of Merit Financial Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Merit Financial Group LLC’s holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF were worth $232,363,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 43,464,067 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,536,996,000 after purchasing an additional 348,725 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 9.8% during the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,250,952 shares of the company’s stock worth $370,372,000 after buying an additional 200,984 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 6.4% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,606,944 shares of the company’s stock worth $264,407,000 after buying an additional 97,183 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 5.9% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 1,315,986 shares of the company’s stock worth $197,924,000 after acquiring an additional 73,036 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 10.3% during the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 865,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $142,449,000 after buying an additional 80,713 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF Trading Down 0.4%

NASDAQ:IUSG opened at $162.99 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $26.53 billion, a PE ratio of 32.52 and a beta of 1.11. iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $108.91 and a 1-year high of $172.33. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $168.10 and a 200 day simple moving average of $164.81.

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

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 16th were paid a $0.2627 dividend. This is a boost from iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a $1.05 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%.

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

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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.