Whittier Trust Co. Sells 109 Shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF $IJT

Whittier Trust Co. reduced its holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) by 1.0% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 10,291 shares of the company’s stock after selling 109 shares during the quarter. Whittier Trust Co.’s holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF were worth $1,369,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Twelve Points Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $211,000. San Luis Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $4,000,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 27,804 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,699,000 after buying an additional 84 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 5.5% during the first quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 889,343 shares of the company’s stock valued at $110,723,000 after purchasing an additional 46,427 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Neumann Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 3.1% during the second quarter. Neumann Capital Management LLC now owns 28,560 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,800,000 after purchasing an additional 860 shares in the last quarter. 55.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Stock Down 0.9%

NASDAQ IJT opened at $141.48 on Thursday. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $107.38 and a twelve month high of $152.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.27 billion, a PE ratio of 20.21 and a beta of 1.13. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $140.73 and its 200 day moving average is $132.79.

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

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 16th were given a dividend of $0.314 per share. This is a boost from iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. This represents a $1.26 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 16th.

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.