iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF $DGRO Shares Acquired by XML Financial LLC

XML Financial LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO) by 13.5% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 576,049 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 68,363 shares during the period. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF accounts for approximately 3.3% of XML Financial LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. XML Financial LLC owned about 0.11% of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF worth $40,427,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Clark Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF in the first quarter worth about $459,000. Sweeney & Michel LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 2.7% during the 1st quarter. Sweeney & Michel LLC now owns 383,559 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,727,000 after purchasing an additional 10,019 shares during the last quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC boosted its stake in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 1.3% during the 1st quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC now owns 309,322 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,708,000 after purchasing an additional 3,923 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management grew its holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 373.6% in the 1st quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 114,131 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,010,000 after buying an additional 90,030 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allegheny Financial Group lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 1.5% during the first quarter. Allegheny Financial Group now owns 321,068 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,533,000 after buying an additional 4,640 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of DGRO stock opened at $74.82 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $40.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.66 and a beta of 0.77. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $62.05 and a 1 year high of $76.07. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $73.91 and its 200 day simple moving average is $72.13.

About iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF

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.