Traders Purchase High Volume of iShares Core High Dividend ETF Call Options (NYSEARCA:HDV)

iShares Core High Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:HDV) was the target of some unusual options trading activity on Friday. Investors purchased 15,907 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of 3,270% compared to the typical volume of 472 call options.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Core High Dividend ETF

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of HDV. Meridian Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,562 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $371,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 3.7% in the 1st quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 2,847 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $304,000 after acquiring an additional 102 shares during the last quarter. Alpha Omega Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Alpha Omega Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,023 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $512,000 after acquiring an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. Concord Wealth Partners lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Concord Wealth Partners now owns 13,195 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,346,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Coldstream Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,183 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $325,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core High Dividend ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF stock opened at $107.97 on Friday. iShares Core High Dividend ETF has a 1 year low of $93.46 and a 1 year high of $110.33. The firm has a market cap of $10.28 billion, a PE ratio of 13.70 and a beta of 0.55. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $107.10 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $102.51.

iShares Core High Dividend ETF Company Profile

The iShares Core High Dividend ETF (HDV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus index. The fund tracks a dividend-weighted index of 75 high-yielding US equities, screened for high earnings potential and dividend sustainability. HDV was launched on Mar 29, 2011 and is managed by BlackRock.