Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Has $9.48 Million Position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG)

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG) by 476.4% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 68,031 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 56,228 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF were worth $9,480,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Venture Visionary Partners LLC lifted its position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Venture Visionary Partners LLC now owns 8,198 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,081,000 after buying an additional 78 shares in the last quarter. Nikulski Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 0.7% in the third quarter. Nikulski Financial Inc. now owns 11,442 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,509,000 after acquiring an additional 83 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. raised its holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 0.9% during the third quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 10,317 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,361,000 after acquiring an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. Seascape Capital Management boosted its position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 2.4% during the third quarter. Seascape Capital Management now owns 4,211 shares of the company’s stock valued at $555,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Caprock Group LLC grew its stake in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 0.6% in the third quarter. Caprock Group LLC now owns 17,466 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,304,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF Stock Up 1.3 %

NASDAQ:IUSG opened at $142.60 on Friday. iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $104.61 and a twelve month high of $145.11. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.75 and a beta of 1.06. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $140.41 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $133.08.

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

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a dividend of $0.254 per share. This is an increase 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 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.