TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. Grows Stake in iShares Core High Dividend ETF $HDV

TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:HDV) by 352.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 38,460 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 29,968 shares during the quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core High Dividend ETF were worth $1,054,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $342,000. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 6.1% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 5,047 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $611,000 after buying an additional 292 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 8.6% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 103,679 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $12,558,000 after buying an additional 8,223 shares during the period. Baird Financial Group Inc. increased its position in iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 10.9% during the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 25,693 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,010,000 after acquiring an additional 2,517 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 10.8% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 30,413 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,563,000 after acquiring an additional 2,954 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core High Dividend ETF Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of HDV opened at $29.08 on Thursday. iShares Core High Dividend ETF has a twelve month low of $23.51 and a twelve month high of $30.13. The company has a market cap of $15.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.55 and a beta of 0.53. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $28.85 and its 200-day simple moving average is $27.79.

iShares Core High Dividend ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 24th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 19th were issued a dividend of $0.1046 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.3%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 19th. This is a positive change from iShares Core High Dividend ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.09.

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.