Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Raises Stake in iShares Core High Dividend ETF $HDV

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:HDV) by 429.9% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 98,704 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 80,077 shares during the period. Jefferies Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core High Dividend ETF were worth $2,705,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 195.8% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 130,068 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $15,818,000 after buying an additional 86,089 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 2,931,967 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $356,557,000 after buying an additional 111,853 shares during the last quarter. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 386.2% during the 2nd quarter. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 54,616 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,497,000 after buying an additional 43,383 shares in the last quarter. Gallagher Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares Core High Dividend ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $3,934,000. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its holdings in iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 830,428 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $100,988,000 after acquiring an additional 39,927 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core High Dividend ETF Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of NYSEARCA:HDV opened at $29.44 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $15.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.55 and a beta of 0.52. iShares Core High Dividend ETF has a 12 month low of $23.51 and a 12 month high of $30.13. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $28.53 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $27.68.

iShares Core High Dividend ETF 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.