Balefire LLC Makes New $1.66 Million Investment in iShares Core High Dividend ETF $HDV

Balefire LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Core High Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:HDV) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 59,251 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,657,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. David J Yvars Group grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 4.4% during the third quarter. David J Yvars Group now owns 25,073 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $701,000 after buying an additional 1,051 shares during the last quarter. Gerald Baker Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. Gerald Baker Financial Group LLC now owns 113,144 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,164,000 after purchasing an additional 2,052 shares during the last quarter. Aventus Investment Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 32.1% during the 3rd quarter. Aventus Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 3,105 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $87,000 after purchasing an additional 755 shares during the last quarter. Keystone Financial Planning Inc. increased its holdings in iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 65.5% during the 3rd quarter. Keystone Financial Planning Inc. now owns 156,554 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,377,000 after purchasing an additional 61,986 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 22.4% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 359,838 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $10,061,000 after purchasing an additional 65,968 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core High Dividend ETF Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of NYSEARCA:HDV traded down $0.11 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $28.71. 1,833,680 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,881,280. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $28.99 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $27.96. iShares Core High Dividend ETF has a 12-month low of $23.51 and a 12-month high of $30.13. The stock has a market cap of $14.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.55 and a beta of 0.53.

iShares Core High Dividend ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 24th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 19th were paid a $0.1046 dividend. This represents a $1.26 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 19th. This is a positive change from iShares Core High Dividend ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.0874.

iShares Core High Dividend ETF Profile

The iShares Core High Dividend ETF (HDV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus index. The fund tracks a dividend-weighted index of 75 high-yielding US equities, screened for high earnings potential and dividend sustainability. HDV was launched on Mar 29, 2011 and is managed by BlackRock.