Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC. Purchases New Position in iShares Select Dividend ETF (NASDAQ:DVY)

Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC. acquired a new stake in iShares Select Dividend ETF (NASDAQ:DVY) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 4,291 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $563,000.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares Select Dividend ETF by 340.9% during the fourth quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 194 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 150 shares during the last quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Select Dividend ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $36,000. JDM Financial Group LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Select Dividend ETF by 33.3% in the third quarter. JDM Financial Group LLC now owns 300 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the period. M&R Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Select Dividend ETF by 1,455.0% during the third quarter. M&R Capital Management Inc. now owns 311 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 291 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ORG Partners LLC lifted its position in iShares Select Dividend ETF by 331.9% during the fourth quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 488 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,000 after purchasing an additional 375 shares during the period. 46.08% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares Select Dividend ETF Trading Up 0.7 %

NASDAQ:DVY opened at $134.80 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $20.47 billion, a PE ratio of 13.25 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $135.84 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $132.81. iShares Select Dividend ETF has a 12 month low of $112.42 and a 12 month high of $144.09.

iShares Select Dividend ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a $1.3164 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

iShares Select Dividend ETF Company Profile

iShares Select Dividend ETF, formerly iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of a selected group of equity securities issued by companies that have provided relatively high dividend yields on a consistent basis over time.