First Merchants Corp Reduces Stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT)

First Merchants Corp cut its stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) by 0.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 30,280 shares of the company’s stock after selling 158 shares during the period. First Merchants Corp owned about 0.06% of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF worth $4,099,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Assetmark Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 1,328.7% in the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,243 shares of the company’s stock worth $173,000 after buying an additional 1,156 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 18.4% in the 3rd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,398 shares of the company’s stock valued at $335,000 after buying an additional 372 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC grew its stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 135.6% in the 3rd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 5,809 shares of the company’s stock valued at $810,000 after acquiring an additional 3,343 shares during the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC grew its holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 194.1% during the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 5,115 shares of the company’s stock valued at $692,000 after purchasing an additional 3,376 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 129.0% during the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 9,404 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,311,000 after purchasing an additional 5,298 shares during the period. 55.81% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Price Performance

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF stock opened at $139.67 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $6.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.69 and a beta of 1.13. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $139.60 and its 200-day simple moving average is $138.99. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $121.20 and a fifty-two week high of $152.05.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Cuts 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 $0.3508 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Company Profile

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.