iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF $DGRO Shares Bought by World Investment Advisors

World Investment Advisors grew its stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO) by 16.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 82,086 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,409 shares during the quarter. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF were worth $5,698,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of DGRO. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 18,662,292 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,270,529,000 after purchasing an additional 195,211 shares in the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 13,931,233 shares of the company’s stock worth $967,106,000 after purchasing an additional 628,342 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 4.6% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 10,467,035 shares of the company’s stock worth $712,596,000 after purchasing an additional 457,568 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 16.4% during the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 8,606,166 shares of the company’s stock worth $583,076,000 after purchasing an additional 1,211,980 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 8,339,921 shares of the company’s stock worth $578,957,000 after purchasing an additional 215,540 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Stock Performance

DGRO opened at $73.17 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $71.65 and a 200 day moving average price of $70.91. The company has a market cap of $39.38 billion, a PE ratio of 19.66 and a beta of 0.77. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $60.73 and a 1 year high of $74.28.

About iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF

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.