iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO) Stake Lowered by D Orazio & Associates Inc.

D Orazio & Associates Inc. trimmed its position in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO) by 6.4% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 576,009 shares of the company’s stock after selling 39,485 shares during the quarter. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF comprises about 5.1% of D Orazio & Associates Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 4th biggest position. D Orazio & Associates Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF were worth $36,110,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. increased its position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 5.9% in the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 565,087 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,425,000 after purchasing an additional 31,504 shares during the last quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 8.3% in the third quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 5,043 shares of the company’s stock worth $316,000 after buying an additional 385 shares during the last quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 186.4% during the third quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 19,050 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,194,000 after acquiring an additional 12,399 shares in the last quarter. First Heartland Consultants Inc. lifted its stake in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 8.6% in the third quarter. First Heartland Consultants Inc. now owns 20,032 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,256,000 after acquiring an additional 1,592 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC grew its position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 1,610.5% in the third quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 3,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $244,000 after acquiring an additional 3,672 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of DGRO traded up $0.09 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $63.79. 465,488 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,439,223. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $50.11 and a twelve month high of $64.52. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $62.56 and a two-hundred day moving average of $59.97. The stock has a market cap of $30.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.25 and a beta of 0.71.

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.