Claro Advisors LLC Has $296,000 Stock Position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG)

Claro Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG) by 10.4% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 2,527 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 238 shares during the period. Claro Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF were worth $296,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 19.4% during the 3rd quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 8,629 shares of the company’s stock valued at $818,000 after acquiring an additional 1,405 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 18.4% during the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 502,739 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,615,000 after purchasing an additional 77,993 shares during the period. Knightsbridge Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 4.4% during the 3rd quarter. Knightsbridge Asset Management LLC now owns 13,692 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,298,000 after purchasing an additional 575 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada grew its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 699,220 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,308,000 after buying an additional 23,231 shares during the period. Finally, Crestwood Advisors Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $504,000.

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

IUSG stock opened at $128.41 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $121.04 and its 200 day simple moving average is $114.51. The company has a market cap of $18.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.75 and a beta of 1.06. iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $90.71 and a fifty-two week high of $129.70.

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

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 11th were given a dividend of $0.1445 per share. This represents a $0.58 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.45%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 11th.

About iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF

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.