iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – What’s Next?

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG) saw strong trading volume on Wednesday . 600,052 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 3% from the previous session’s volume of 584,514 shares.The stock last traded at $140.45 and had previously closed at $140.45.

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

The firm has a market cap of $21.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.75 and a beta of 1.06. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $139.53 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $132.43.

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

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Venture Visionary Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Venture Visionary Partners LLC now owns 8,198 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,081,000 after purchasing an additional 78 shares during the period. Nikulski Financial Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Nikulski Financial Inc. now owns 11,442 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,509,000 after purchasing an additional 83 shares during the period. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. boosted its stake in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 10,317 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,361,000 after buying an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. Seascape Capital Management raised its stake 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 worth $555,000 after acquiring an additional 99 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Carolinas Wealth Consulting LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter. Carolinas Wealth Consulting LLC now owns 5,512 shares of the company’s stock valued at $703,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter.

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.