iShares Core High Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:HDV) Short Interest Update

iShares Core High Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:HDV) saw a significant growth in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 402,283 shares, a growth of 69.7% from the November 30th total of 237,050 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 846,911 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 846,911 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Beacon Investment Advisory Services Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 4.3% in the 3rd quarter. Beacon Investment Advisory Services Inc. now owns 2,095 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $257,000 after acquiring an additional 86 shares during the last quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC lifted its stake in iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 0.6% in the second quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC now owns 14,822 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,737,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares during the last quarter. MCF Advisors LLC boosted its position in iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 0.7% during the third quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 13,205 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,617,000 after buying an additional 91 shares during the period. Forefront Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 1.3% during the third quarter. Forefront Wealth Management Inc. now owns 7,304 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $894,000 after buying an additional 97 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Accel Wealth Management grew its stake in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 6.0% during the second quarter. Accel Wealth Management now owns 1,770 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $207,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core High Dividend ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA HDV traded down $0.07 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $121.95. 420,184 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 500,180. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $121.58 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $120.78. iShares Core High Dividend ETF has a 1 year low of $106.00 and a 1 year high of $124.19. The company has a market cap of $11.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.55 and a beta of 0.64.

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.