Whelan Financial Makes New Investment in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO)

Whelan Financial acquired a new position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund acquired 9,220 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $496,000. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF accounts for about 0.2% of Whelan Financial’s holdings, making the stock its 22nd biggest position.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 626,659.9% during the fourth quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC now owns 114,446,360 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,722,318,000 after acquiring an additional 114,428,100 shares in the last quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. increased its holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 638.9% during the third quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 1,596,372 shares of the company’s stock valued at $79,077,000 after buying an additional 1,380,322 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp increased its holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 211.4% during the first quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 1,852,920 shares of the company’s stock valued at $92,630,000 after buying an additional 1,257,796 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley increased its holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 7.1% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 18,545,890 shares of the company’s stock valued at $927,295,000 after buying an additional 1,232,407 shares during the period. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 42.1% during the third quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 4,153,422 shares of the company’s stock valued at $205,719,000 after buying an additional 1,231,332 shares during the period.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Stock Up 0.3 %

DGRO stock traded up $0.18 during trading on Thursday, hitting $58.06. 1,233,771 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,623,687. The firm has a market capitalization of $26.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.16 and a beta of 0.89. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $55.94 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $52.86. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $47.19 and a 1 year high of $58.19.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Company Profile

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.