Blue Trust Inc. Raises Stock Position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO)

Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO) by 1,520.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 6,402 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,007 shares during the quarter. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF were worth $369,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Capital Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 7,315,118 shares of the company’s stock worth $458,585,000 after buying an additional 109,977 shares in the last quarter. Meridian Financial Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 3.1% in the third quarter. Meridian Financial Partners LLC now owns 322,836 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,239,000 after purchasing an additional 9,792 shares in the last quarter. Accurate Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 20.1% in the third quarter. Accurate Wealth Management LLC now owns 35,893 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,276,000 after purchasing an additional 6,012 shares during the last quarter. Stratos Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 79.7% during the 3rd quarter. Stratos Investment Management LLC now owns 109,406 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,859,000 after purchasing an additional 48,507 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. raised its position in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 379,839 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,812,000 after purchasing an additional 5,174 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:DGRO opened at $63.07 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $62.09 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $59.28. The stock has a market cap of $29.86 billion, a PE ratio of 19.25 and a beta of 0.71. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF has a one year low of $47.19 and a one year high of $64.00.

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.