Empire Financial Management Company LLC Acquires 171 Shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO)

Empire Financial Management Company LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO) by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 6,459 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 171 shares during the period. Empire Financial Management Company LLC’s holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF were worth $405,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. MML Investors Services LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 20.4% in the 3rd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 3,796,963 shares of the company’s stock worth $238,032,000 after purchasing an additional 644,193 shares in the last quarter. Zacks Investment Management grew its stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 4.8% in the third quarter. Zacks Investment Management now owns 187,245 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,738,000 after acquiring an additional 8,650 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 5.5% during the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 158,970 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,966,000 after acquiring an additional 8,348 shares in the last quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 164.6% in the 3rd quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 17,096 shares of the company’s stock worth $995,000 after purchasing an additional 10,635 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp boosted its stake in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 4.4% in the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 2,120,359 shares of the company’s stock worth $132,926,000 after purchasing an additional 88,800 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF stock opened at $63.53 on Wednesday. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF has a 52-week low of $52.17 and a 52-week high of $65.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $30.08 billion, a PE ratio of 19.25 and a beta of 0.71. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $63.41 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $60.90.

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.