Verdence Capital Advisors LLC Makes New $216,000 Investment in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG)

Verdence Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 2,072 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $216,000.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 4,065 shares of the company’s stock worth $423,000 after buying an additional 119 shares during the period. Sigma Planning Corp grew its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 23,381 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,217,000 after acquiring an additional 123 shares in the last quarter. XML Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 1.4% in the third quarter. XML Financial LLC now owns 9,516 shares of the company’s stock valued at $902,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares during the last quarter. Oarsman Capital Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 5.1% in the third quarter. Oarsman Capital Inc. now owns 2,918 shares of the company’s stock worth $277,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Investors Research Corp boosted its holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 3.0% during the third quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 4,896 shares of the company’s stock worth $464,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF Trading Up 1.6 %

Shares of IUSG stock opened at $112.86 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $115.01 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $106.32. iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $87.64 and a 1 year high of $118.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.61 and a beta of 1.06.

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

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 22nd were paid a $0.1667 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 21st. This represents a $0.67 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.59%.

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.