Ascent Group LLC Raises Stake in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO)

Ascent Group LLC raised its position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO) by 13.3% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 4,602 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 540 shares during the period. Ascent Group LLC’s holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF were worth $265,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vima LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF in the 4th quarter worth $25,000. LifeSteps Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF in the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF in the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Tsfg LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 104.1% in the 2nd quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 496 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 253 shares during the period. Finally, ZRC Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF in the first quarter valued at about $44,000.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of NYSEARCA DGRO opened at $62.50 on Wednesday. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF has a 52 week low of $47.19 and a 52 week high of $62.88. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $60.79 and a 200 day moving average price of $58.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.25 and a beta of 0.71.

About iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF

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.