Calamos Advisors LLC Makes New Investment in iShares Core High Dividend ETF $HDV

Calamos Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:HDV) in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 18,211 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $2,472,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in HDV. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF in the 4th quarter worth $342,000. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 6.1% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 5,047 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $611,000 after acquiring an additional 292 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its position in iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 8.6% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 103,679 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $12,558,000 after acquiring an additional 8,223 shares during the last quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. increased its position in iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 10.9% during the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 25,693 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,010,000 after acquiring an additional 2,517 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 10.8% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 30,413 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,563,000 after acquiring an additional 2,954 shares during the period.

iShares Core High Dividend ETF Stock Performance

HDV stock opened at $27.65 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $13.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.55 and a beta of 0.53. The business’s 50-day moving average is $27.49 and its two-hundred day moving average is $26.89. iShares Core High Dividend ETF has a fifty-two week low of $23.51 and a fifty-two week high of $28.33.

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.