Natixis Advisors L.P. Raises Stock Holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG)

Natixis Advisors L.P. grew its holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG) by 16.6% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 189,710 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 26,975 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors L.P.’s holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF were worth $19,748,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in IUSG. Benjamin Edwards Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 8.0% in the fourth quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 5,580 shares of the company’s stock worth $581,000 after purchasing an additional 413 shares during the last quarter. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. boosted its position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. now owns 16,451 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,713,000 after buying an additional 161 shares during the period. Howe & Rusling Inc. grew its stake in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 7.2% in the 4th quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc. now owns 189,907 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,769,000 after acquiring an additional 12,786 shares in the last quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 8.7% during the fourth quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 23,029 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,397,000 after acquiring an additional 1,852 shares during the period. Finally, One Day In July LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. One Day In July LLC now owns 5,361 shares of the company’s stock valued at $558,000 after acquiring an additional 231 shares in the last quarter.

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

Shares of NASDAQ IUSG opened at $115.52 on Monday. iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF has a 52-week low of $87.70 and a 52-week high of $118.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.66 and a beta of 1.06. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $115.18 and a 200 day moving average price of $107.37.

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. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 22nd were issued 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.