Private Advisor Group LLC Boosts Stock Holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO)

Private Advisor Group LLC lifted its stake in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO) by 4.9% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 1,053,132 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 49,321 shares during the quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC’s holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF were worth $66,021,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its position in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 319.5% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,922,423 shares of the company’s stock valued at $111,616,000 after purchasing an additional 1,464,167 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 1,953.2% during the second quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 1,285,983 shares of the company’s stock worth $741,000 after purchasing an additional 1,223,349 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 8.8% in the second quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 12,950,815 shares of the company’s stock valued at $746,096,000 after buying an additional 1,047,837 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF in the second quarter valued at $45,148,000. Finally, Smith Anglin Financial LLC raised its stake in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 78.4% in the third quarter. Smith Anglin Financial LLC now owns 1,346,692 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,424,000 after buying an additional 591,701 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:DGRO opened at $63.31 on Wednesday. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $47.19 and a 1 year high of $64.00. The stock has a market cap of $29.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.25 and a beta of 0.71. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $62.03 and a 200-day simple moving average of $59.26.

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.