iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF $DGRO Shares Acquired by Principle Wealth Partners LLC

Principle Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO) by 2.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 11,145 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 292 shares during the period. Principle Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF were worth $713,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 20.4% during the first quarter. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC now owns 3,529 shares of the company’s stock worth $218,000 after buying an additional 598 shares during the period. MGO One Seven LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 5.0% during the first quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 88,711 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,481,000 after buying an additional 4,186 shares during the period. Altus Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 0.8% during the second quarter. Altus Wealth Management LLC now owns 427,854 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,357,000 after buying an additional 3,599 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada increased its stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 3.7% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 6,157,442 shares of the company’s stock valued at $380,408,000 after acquiring an additional 219,938 shares during the period. Finally, Keystone Global Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $30,000.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA DGRO opened at $68.42 on Friday. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $54.09 and a 12 month high of $68.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $34.63 billion, a PE ratio of 19.66 and a beta of 0.89. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $67.45 and its 200 day simple moving average is $64.14.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Profile

The iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Morningstar US Dividend Growth index. The fund tracks an index of US stocks that are selected by dividends, dividend growth and payout ratio, then weighted by dividend dollars. DGRO was launched on Jun 10, 2014 and is managed by BlackRock.