Franklin Resources Inc. Has $9.60 Million Stock Position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT)

Franklin Resources Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 68,579 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 398 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. owned 0.15% of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF worth $9,599,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of IJT. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp grew its holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 9.0% in the 3rd quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp now owns 27,366 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,817,000 after buying an additional 2,266 shares during the last quarter. Synovus Financial Corp boosted its position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 6.5% in the third quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 3,331 shares of the company’s stock valued at $465,000 after acquiring an additional 203 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB increased its position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 0.5% during the third quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 53,268 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,430,000 after acquiring an additional 244 shares during the period. Arvest Bank Trust Division bought a new position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF during the third quarter worth $319,000. Finally, Soltis Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC now owns 24,901 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,473,000 after purchasing an additional 838 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 55.81% of the company’s stock.

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

NASDAQ IJT opened at $136.90 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $142.91 and its two-hundred day moving average is $136.95. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a 52-week low of $118.72 and a 52-week high of $152.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.69 and a beta of 1.13.

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 given a dividend of $0.3508 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF 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.