iShares Core High Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:HDV) Holdings Reduced by HighTower Advisors LLC

HighTower Advisors LLC decreased its position in iShares Core High Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:HDV) by 14.1% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 130,997 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 21,584 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core High Dividend ETF were worth $14,706,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. grew its position in iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. now owns 3,819 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $442,000 after purchasing an additional 88 shares during the last quarter. Straight Path Wealth Management boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Straight Path Wealth Management now owns 9,411 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,056,000 after acquiring an additional 94 shares in the last quarter. Vicus Capital boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Vicus Capital now owns 4,467 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $501,000 after acquiring an additional 95 shares in the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 28.7% in the fourth quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 435 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $49,000 after acquiring an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 7.0% in the fourth quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 1,516 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $170,000 after acquiring an additional 99 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core High Dividend ETF Price Performance

iShares Core High Dividend ETF stock opened at $118.96 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $116.33 and a 200-day simple moving average of $116.97. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.00 billion, a PE ratio of 19.30 and a beta of 0.79. iShares Core High Dividend ETF has a 12-month low of $105.65 and a 12-month high of $122.50.

About iShares Core High Dividend ETF

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.