iShares Core Dividend ETF (BATS:DIVB) Short Interest Update

iShares Core Dividend ETF (BATS:DIVB) saw a significant growth in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 83,055 shares, a growth of 79.6% from the April 15th total of 46,243 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 80,156 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days. Currently, 0.5% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Trading of iShares Core Dividend ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Miller Capital Partners Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $40,000. CWM LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $70,000. AE Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend ETF during the third quarter worth about $181,000. United Advisor Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $203,000. Finally, Wiregrass Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $204,000.

iShares Core Dividend ETF Stock Performance

DIVB opened at $58.45 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.52 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a fifty day moving average of $55.38 and a two-hundred day moving average of $54.46. iShares Core Dividend ETF has a fifty-two week low of $47.61 and a fifty-two week high of $59.00.

About iShares Core Dividend ETF

The iShares U.S. Dividend and Buyback ETF (DIVB) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Morningstar US Dividend and Buyback index. The fund tracks an index of all-cap US stocks that have a history of dividend payments and\u002For share buybacks. DIVB was launched on Nov 7, 2017 and is managed by BlackRock.