Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Acquires 15,519 Shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF $DGRO

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO) by 2.9% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 558,516 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 15,519 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC owned approximately 0.10% of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF worth $39,197,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of DGRO. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 52.5% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 6,696 shares of the company’s stock worth $411,000 after buying an additional 2,304 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 95.4% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 13,842 shares of the company’s stock valued at $855,000 after buying an additional 6,758 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its stake in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 114.6% during the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 1,204 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,000 after buying an additional 643 shares during the last quarter. Glenview Trust co raised its stake in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 7.2% during the second quarter. Glenview Trust co now owns 9,516 shares of the company’s stock valued at $608,000 after buying an additional 637 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Main Street Financial Solutions LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 2.6% in the second quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 12,191 shares of the company’s stock worth $779,000 after acquiring an additional 305 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA DGRO opened at $75.80 on Monday. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $63.36 and a 12 month high of $76.24. The stock has a market cap of $40.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.66 and a beta of 0.77. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $74.22 and its 200-day moving average price is $72.33.

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.