Vaughan David Investments LLC IL Raises Holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF $DGRO

Vaughan David Investments LLC IL boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO) by 1.9% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 568,940 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,640 shares during the period. Vaughan David Investments LLC IL’s holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF were worth $39,496,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 18,763,346 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,302,551,000 after purchasing an additional 595,710 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 18,662,292 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,270,529,000 after purchasing an additional 195,211 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 13,931,233 shares of the company’s stock worth $967,106,000 after purchasing an additional 628,342 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 4.6% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 10,467,035 shares of the company’s stock worth $712,596,000 after purchasing an additional 457,568 shares during the period. Finally, Capital Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 8,339,921 shares of the company’s stock worth $578,957,000 after purchasing an additional 215,540 shares during the period.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA DGRO opened at $75.39 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $73.35 and its two-hundred day moving average is $71.87. The company has a market cap of $40.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.66 and a beta of 0.77. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $62.05 and a 1-year high of $75.84.

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.