iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF $DGRO Holdings Boosted by Ameritas Advisory Services LLC

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO) by 435.6% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 80,590 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 65,544 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF were worth $5,487,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 18,467,081 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,180,785,000 after acquiring an additional 413,365 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 42.4% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 13,535,976 shares of the company’s stock valued at $865,424,000 after purchasing an additional 4,028,341 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 16.4% in the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 8,606,166 shares of the company’s stock valued at $583,076,000 after purchasing an additional 1,211,980 shares during the period. Capital Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 2.0% in the third quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 8,124,381 shares of the company’s stock worth $553,108,000 after purchasing an additional 163,167 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 15.8% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 7,904,167 shares of the company’s stock worth $504,803,000 after purchasing an additional 1,080,418 shares during the period.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of DGRO opened at $73.28 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $70.95 and its 200 day moving average price is $68.67. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF has a 52 week low of $54.09 and a 52 week high of $74.28. The company has a market capitalization of $38.26 billion, a PE ratio of 19.66 and a beta of 0.84.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Profile

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.