Vicus Capital Trims Stake in iShares Core High Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:HDV)

Vicus Capital lowered its stake in iShares Core High Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:HDV) by 25.6% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,215 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,104 shares during the quarter. Vicus Capital’s holdings in iShares Core High Dividend ETF were worth $354,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. FMR LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 514,402 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $50,869,000 after purchasing an additional 6,794 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 4.6% during the 3rd quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 3,630 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $359,000 after purchasing an additional 160 shares during the period. Trexquant Investment LP lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 21.7% during the 3rd quarter. Trexquant Investment LP now owns 6,434 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $636,000 after purchasing an additional 1,148 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 23,005.6% during the 3rd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 62,385 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,169,000 after purchasing an additional 62,115 shares during the period. Finally, Gotham Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC now owns 9,786 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $968,000 after purchasing an additional 360 shares during the period.

iShares Core High Dividend ETF Stock Performance

Shares of HDV traded up $0.25 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $108.70. The stock had a trading volume of 271,980 shares, compared to its average volume of 464,696. The firm has a market cap of $10.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.82 and a beta of 0.55. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $109.03 and its 200 day simple moving average is $106.53. iShares Core High Dividend ETF has a 12-month low of $93.46 and a 12-month high of $111.72.

iShares Core High Dividend ETF Company 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.