North Star Investment Management Corp. Has $8.65 Million Stock Holdings in Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF $SCHD

North Star Investment Management Corp. increased its holdings in shares of Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHD) by 154.6% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 281,978 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 171,232 shares during the quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp.’s holdings in Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF were worth $8,651,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of SCHD. Portus Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF by 13.4% during the 1st quarter. Portus Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 142,541 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,373,000 after buying an additional 16,874 shares during the period. Apollon Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF by 0.5% in the first quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 187,305 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,747,000 after buying an additional 901 shares during the period. Pasadena Private Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF by 4.0% in the first quarter. Pasadena Private Wealth LLC now owns 82,002 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,516,000 after buying an additional 3,117 shares during the period. Vicus Capital increased its position in shares of Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF by 3.7% during the first quarter. Vicus Capital now owns 11,679 shares of the company’s stock worth $358,000 after acquiring an additional 421 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Penney Financial LLC increased its position in shares of Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF by 0.5% during the first quarter. Penney Financial LLC now owns 308,191 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,455,000 after acquiring an additional 1,517 shares in the last quarter.

Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:SCHD opened at $32.09 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $91.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.57 and a beta of 0.67. Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF has a 12 month low of $26.21 and a 12 month high of $32.92. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $31.96 and its 200 day simple moving average is $30.58.

Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF Company Profile

The Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 index, a market-cap-weighted index of 100 dividend-paying US equities. SCHD was launched on Oct 20, 2011 and is managed by Schwab.