iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF $DGRO Shares Acquired by Royal Bank of Canada

Royal Bank of Canada lifted its stake in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO) by 1.2% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 8,230,843 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 93,718 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada owned approximately 1.53% of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF worth $577,641,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Opulen Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Opulen Financial Group LLC now owns 19,879 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,380,000 after acquiring an additional 136 shares during the last quarter. Sharp Wealth Advisory LLC grew its holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 4.3% during the 1st quarter. Sharp Wealth Advisory LLC now owns 3,361 shares of the company’s stock worth $236,000 after acquiring an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. Dakota Wealth Management increased its position in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Dakota Wealth Management now owns 4,755 shares of the company’s stock worth $330,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares during the last quarter. Huntleigh Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Huntleigh Advisors Inc. now owns 3,610 shares of the company’s stock valued at $251,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Centerpoint Advisory Group lifted its position in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Centerpoint Advisory Group now owns 35,329 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,453,000 after purchasing an additional 153 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Price Performance

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF stock opened at $79.08 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $75.96 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $73.45. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $63.76 and a 12 month high of $79.53. The company has a market cap of $43.26 billion, a PE ratio of 19.66 and a beta of 0.77.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Profile

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.