Wellington Shields & Co. LLC Makes New $180,000 Investment in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO)

Wellington Shields & Co. LLC purchased a new position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGROFree Report) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 2,931 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $180,000.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Counterweight Ventures LLC grew its holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Counterweight Ventures LLC now owns 27,031 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,658,000 after purchasing an additional 349 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $3,573,000. Ranch Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Ranch Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 18,632 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,143,000 after buying an additional 317 shares in the last quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 45.8% in the third quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 37,058 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,323,000 after buying an additional 11,634 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sterling Wealth Advisors Inc bought a new position in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $1,969,000.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Trading Up 1.4 %

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF stock opened at $61.54 on Friday. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $55.08 and a 1-year high of $65.08. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.22 and a beta of 0.89. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $62.90 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $62.77.

About iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO)

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