Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. Makes New Investment in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF $DGRO

Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. bought a new position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 7,300 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $507,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 52.5% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 6,696 shares of the company’s stock valued at $411,000 after buying an additional 2,304 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 95.4% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 13,842 shares of the company’s stock worth $855,000 after acquiring an additional 6,758 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 114.6% during the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 1,204 shares of the company’s stock worth $77,000 after acquiring an additional 643 shares in the last quarter. Glenview Trust co raised its position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 7.2% during the second quarter. Glenview Trust co now owns 9,516 shares of the company’s stock worth $608,000 after acquiring an additional 637 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Main Street Financial Solutions LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 2.6% in the second quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 12,191 shares of the company’s stock valued at $779,000 after purchasing an additional 305 shares during the period.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of DGRO opened at $74.57 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $40.13 billion, a PE ratio of 19.66 and a beta of 0.77. The company’s 50-day moving average is $72.14 and its 200-day moving average is $71.33. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $61.47 and a fifty-two week high of $75.03.

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.