Howe & Rusling Inc. Boosts Stock Holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF $DGRO

Howe & Rusling Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO) by 7.4% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 54,708 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,791 shares during the quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF were worth $3,498,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of DGRO. First Financial Bankshares Inc raised its holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 4.6% during the 1st quarter. First Financial Bankshares Inc now owns 3,915 shares of the company’s stock valued at $242,000 after acquiring an additional 173 shares during the period. McKinley Carter Wealth Services Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 0.6% in the second quarter. McKinley Carter Wealth Services Inc. now owns 29,919 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,913,000 after purchasing an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. PCA Investment Advisory Services Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter. PCA Investment Advisory Services Inc. now owns 12,991 shares of the company’s stock valued at $831,000 after purchasing an additional 181 shares during the period. Cvfg LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. Cvfg LLC now owns 6,445 shares of the company’s stock worth $412,000 after purchasing an additional 185 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nicolet Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 5.4% in the 1st quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,875 shares of the company’s stock worth $222,000 after purchasing an additional 197 shares during the period.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Price Performance

DGRO stock opened at $67.74 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $68.02 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $65.50. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $54.09 and a twelve month high of $69.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $34.38 billion, a PE ratio of 19.66 and a beta of 0.84.

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.