WealthShield Partners LLC Grows Stake in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG)

WealthShield Partners LLC raised its stake in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG – Get Rating) by 11.5% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 40,577 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,195 shares during the quarter. WealthShield Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF were worth $3,253,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. XML Financial LLC boosted its stake in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 3.2% in the third quarter. XML Financial LLC now owns 8,529 shares of the company’s stock valued at $684,000 after acquiring an additional 264 shares during the last quarter. CX Institutional boosted its stake in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 64.2% in the third quarter. CX Institutional now owns 369,655 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,639,000 after acquiring an additional 144,589 shares during the last quarter. Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 17.8% in the third quarter. Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC now owns 15,301 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,227,000 after acquiring an additional 2,308 shares during the last quarter. YHB Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF in the third quarter valued at about $229,000. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its stake in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 4.5% in the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 5,511,325 shares of the company’s stock valued at $441,898,000 after acquiring an additional 239,528 shares during the last quarter.

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

Shares of IUSG stock opened at $84.86 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $83.94 and its 200 day moving average is $86.34. iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $76.95 and a 12 month high of $108.72.

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

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 19th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 14th were paid a dividend of $0.219 per share. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 13th.