Wilkins Investment Counsel Inc. Makes New $213,000 Investment in iShares Select Dividend ETF (NASDAQ:DVY)

Wilkins Investment Counsel Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares Select Dividend ETF (NASDAQ:DVY) in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm purchased 1,625 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $213,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in DVY. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. grew its holdings in iShares Select Dividend ETF by 340.9% during the 4th quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 194 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Creative Capital Management Investments LLC acquired a new position in iShares Select Dividend ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. Roxbury Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Select Dividend ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $38,000. JDM Financial Group LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Select Dividend ETF by 33.3% during the 3rd quarter. JDM Financial Group LLC now owns 300 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Weaver Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Select Dividend ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $43,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 46.08% of the company’s stock.

iShares Select Dividend ETF Trading Up 0.7 %

Shares of NASDAQ:DVY opened at $133.84 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $19.77 billion, a PE ratio of 15.96 and a beta of 0.88. iShares Select Dividend ETF has a twelve month low of $115.43 and a twelve month high of $144.09. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $134.46 and a 200-day simple moving average of $135.08.

iShares Select Dividend ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 21st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 18th will be given a dividend of $1.0495 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 18th.

About iShares Select Dividend ETF

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.