Blair William & Co. IL Grows Holdings in iShares Select Dividend ETF $DVY

Blair William & Co. IL boosted its position in iShares Select Dividend ETF (NASDAQ:DVY) by 6.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 147,170 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 8,783 shares during the quarter. Blair William & Co. IL owned 0.10% of iShares Select Dividend ETF worth $20,913,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in DVY. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Select Dividend ETF by 13,158.9% in the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,897,610 shares of the company’s stock worth $252,022,000 after acquiring an additional 1,883,298 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in iShares Select Dividend ETF by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,549,408 shares of the company’s stock valued at $220,171,000 after purchasing an additional 24,718 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its holdings in iShares Select Dividend ETF by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 388,313 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,572,000 after purchasing an additional 2,845 shares during the last quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its holdings in iShares Select Dividend ETF by 16.3% during the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 352,044 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,831,000 after purchasing an additional 49,367 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Select Dividend ETF by 5.2% in the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 329,839 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,870,000 after purchasing an additional 16,296 shares in the last quarter. 46.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares Select Dividend ETF Trading Down 0.7%

iShares Select Dividend ETF stock opened at $152.42 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $22.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.69 and a beta of 0.77. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $150.73 and a 200-day moving average of $144.57. iShares Select Dividend ETF has a 52 week low of $115.94 and a 52 week high of $160.38.

iShares Select Dividend ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 16th were issued a $1.6162 dividend. This is a boost from iShares Select Dividend ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.25. This represents a $6.46 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th.

iShares Select Dividend ETF Profile

iShares Select Dividend ETF, formerly iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of a selected group of equity securities issued by companies that have provided relatively high dividend yields on a consistent basis over time. The Index consists of 100 of the highest dividend-yielding securities (excluding real estate investment trusts (REITs) in the Dow Jones U.S.