iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF $DGRO Shares Newly Bought by Park Avenue Securities LLC

Park Avenue Securities LLC purchased a new position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO) in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund purchased 129,094 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,732,000.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Ballast Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 6.7% in the 3rd quarter. Ballast Financial Advisors LLC now owns 7,155 shares of the company’s stock worth $539,000 after buying an additional 447 shares in the last quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 3.0% during the 3rd quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 68,138 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,137,000 after buying an additional 1,988 shares during the period. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 8.9% during the 3rd quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC now owns 59,256 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,467,000 after buying an additional 4,837 shares during the period. apricus wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 8.9% during the 3rd quarter. apricus wealth LLC now owns 3,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $244,000 after buying an additional 266 shares during the period. Finally, Geneva Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 25.6% during the 3rd quarter. Geneva Partners LLC now owns 11,413 shares of the company’s stock valued at $860,000 after acquiring an additional 2,327 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Stock Down 0.1%

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF stock opened at $79.95 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $78.09 and its 200-day simple moving average is $75.00. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $67.14 and a 12 month high of $80.58. The stock has a market cap of $44.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.66 and a beta of 0.76.

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.