Capital Analysts LLC Grows Position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF $DGRO

Capital Analysts LLC raised its holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO) by 2.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 414,179 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,463 shares during the period. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF makes up 0.9% of Capital Analysts LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest position. Capital Analysts LLC owned about 0.08% of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF worth $28,752,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of DGRO. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 15.8% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 7,904,167 shares of the company’s stock valued at $504,803,000 after acquiring an additional 1,080,418 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $65,915,000. MML Investors Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 25.9% in the 2nd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 4,534,983 shares of the company’s stock valued at $289,967,000 after acquiring an additional 934,207 shares in the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 15.7% in the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 4,961,939 shares of the company’s stock valued at $337,810,000 after acquiring an additional 673,706 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 13,931,233 shares of the company’s stock valued at $967,106,000 after acquiring an additional 628,342 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF stock opened at $75.33 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $40.54 billion, a PE ratio of 19.66 and a beta of 0.77. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $73.13 and its 200-day moving average price is $71.77. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $62.05 and a 12 month high of $75.84.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Company 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.