Empowered Funds LLC Purchases New Shares in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG)

Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 595 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $83,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in IUSG. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 124.9% during the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 9,014 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,189,000 after acquiring an additional 5,006 shares during the period. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF during the third quarter worth $278,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 6.1% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,339,301 shares of the company’s stock worth $176,667,000 after purchasing an additional 76,917 shares during the last quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 5.0% during the third quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 10,711 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,413,000 after purchasing an additional 513 shares during the period. Finally, Prospera Financial Services Inc grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 1.6% in the third quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 15,187 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,006,000 after purchasing an additional 239 shares during the last quarter.

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

Shares of NASDAQ IUSG opened at $141.77 on Friday. iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF has a 52-week low of $109.63 and a 52-week high of $146.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.99 and a beta of 1.06. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $142.73 and a 200 day moving average price of $136.03.

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

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a dividend of $0.254 per share. This is a boost from iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF’s previous dividend of $0.25. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

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.