Howe & Rusling Inc. Raises Stock Position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF $DGRO

Howe & Rusling Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO) by 5.5% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 50,917 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,652 shares during the quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF were worth $3,146,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 6.4% during the 1st quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 15,697,592 shares of the company’s stock worth $969,797,000 after buying an additional 941,311 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 1.7% in the 1st quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 10,230,233 shares of the company’s stock valued at $632,024,000 after purchasing an additional 174,417 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 3.0% in the 1st quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 7,996,206 shares of the company’s stock valued at $494,006,000 after purchasing an additional 229,667 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 0.7% in the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 7,745,402 shares of the company’s stock valued at $478,511,000 after purchasing an additional 55,058 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 2.8% in the 1st quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 7,703,376 shares of the company’s stock valued at $475,915,000 after purchasing an additional 207,810 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF stock opened at $68.04 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $34.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.66 and a beta of 0.89. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF has a one year low of $54.09 and a one year high of $68.09. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $65.77 and a two-hundred day moving average of $62.87.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF 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.