iShares Core High Dividend ETF $HDV Shares Acquired by Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC

Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:HDV) by 399.1% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 34,840 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 27,859 shares during the period. Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Core High Dividend ETF were worth $955,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Auto Owners Insurance Co boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 12,061.0% during the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 2,894,318 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $35,198,000 after acquiring an additional 2,870,518 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its position in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 867.0% in the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,219,092 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $33,415,000 after purchasing an additional 1,093,020 shares during the period. Allianz Asset Management GmbH lifted its stake in iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 201.2% during the second quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 1,377,900 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $37,768,000 after buying an additional 920,500 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 317.3% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,080,660 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $29,621,000 after acquiring an additional 821,692 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 1,958.5% during the second quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 692,567 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $18,983,000 after acquiring an additional 658,923 shares during the period.

iShares Core High Dividend ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA HDV opened at $29.02 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $28.87 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $27.80. iShares Core High Dividend ETF has a twelve month low of $23.51 and a twelve month high of $30.13. The stock has a market cap of $14.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.55 and a beta of 0.53.

iShares Core High Dividend ETF Increases Dividend

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

About iShares Core High Dividend ETF

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.