Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Reduces Stock Holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO)

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lessened its holdings in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO) by 44.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 144,783 shares of the company’s stock after selling 116,415 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF were worth $9,077,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BNP Paribas Financial Markets acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $302,000. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 2.5% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,878 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,851,000 after purchasing an additional 780 shares in the last quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 362.3% during the 1st quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 6,704 shares of the company’s stock worth $389,000 after purchasing an additional 5,254 shares during the period. Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 2.7% during the 1st quarter. Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors LLC now owns 7,086 shares of the company’s stock valued at $411,000 after purchasing an additional 186 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 243,712 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,150,000 after purchasing an additional 2,598 shares during the period.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA DGRO opened at $63.77 on Friday. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $51.03 and a 1 year high of $64.52. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $62.88 and its 200 day moving average price is $60.27. The company has a market capitalization of $30.19 billion, a PE ratio of 19.25 and a beta of 0.71.

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.