Howe & Rusling Inc. Acquires 4,860 Shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO)

Howe & Rusling Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO) by 11.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 45,550 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,860 shares during the quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF were worth $2,452,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Etfidea LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Etfidea LLC now owns 563,525 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,911,000 after buying an additional 6,948 shares during the last quarter. Financial Insights Inc. purchased a new position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $2,211,000. Tritonpoint Wealth LLC bought a new position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $299,000. Regent Peak Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 2.1% in the third quarter. Regent Peak Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 146,980 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,280,000 after buying an additional 3,081 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 1.6% in the third quarter. Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC now owns 275,767 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,659,000 after buying an additional 4,391 shares during the period.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of DGRO stock traded down $0.17 on Wednesday, hitting $55.78. 1,720,446 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,580,491. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $56.67 and its two-hundred day moving average is $53.92. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF has a one year low of $47.19 and a one year high of $58.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $26.26 billion, a PE ratio of 18.84 and a beta of 0.89.

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.