iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO) Shares Acquired by Kraft Davis & Associates LLC

Kraft Davis & Associates LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO) by 4.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 11,424 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 537 shares during the period. Kraft Davis & Associates LLC’s holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF were worth $709,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in DGRO. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 319.5% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,922,423 shares of the company’s stock worth $111,616,000 after purchasing an additional 1,464,167 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC raised its holdings 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 during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 8.8% during the second quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 12,950,815 shares of the company’s stock valued at $746,096,000 after purchasing an additional 1,047,837 shares during the period. Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF in the second quarter valued at $45,148,000. Finally, Smith Anglin Financial LLC grew its position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 78.4% during the 3rd quarter. Smith Anglin Financial LLC now owns 1,346,692 shares of the company’s stock worth $84,424,000 after purchasing an additional 591,701 shares during the period.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of DGRO opened at $63.00 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $29.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.25 and a beta of 0.71. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF has a 52 week low of $50.76 and a 52 week high of $64.52. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $62.79 and its 200-day moving average price is $60.22.

About iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF

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.