Valmark Advisers Inc. Boosts Stock Holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG)

Valmark Advisers Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG) by 77.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 99,077 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 43,338 shares during the quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF were worth $13,069,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in IUSG. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF in the third quarter worth about $278,000. Inspire Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $349,000. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 4.0% in the first quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 16,664 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,953,000 after buying an additional 646 shares during the last quarter. Crestwood Advisors Group LLC boosted its stake in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 5.1% during the second quarter. Crestwood Advisors Group LLC now owns 6,354 shares of the company’s stock worth $810,000 after buying an additional 311 shares during the period. Finally, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. increased its position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 0.9% during the first quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 10,059 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,179,000 after acquiring an additional 92 shares during the last quarter.

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

Shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF stock traded up $0.87 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $135.32. The stock had a trading volume of 336,631 shares, compared to its average volume of 435,706. iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $91.29 and a 12 month high of $135.34. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $130.01 and its 200-day simple moving average is $125.14. The stock has a market cap of $20.22 billion, a PE ratio of 27.75 and a beta of 1.06.

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

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 25th were issued a $0.2513 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 25th.

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.