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

Ascent Group LLC reduced its holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO) by 21.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,637 shares of the company’s stock after selling 965 shares during the quarter. Ascent Group LLC’s holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF were worth $228,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 2.5% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,878 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,851,000 after acquiring an additional 780 shares in the last quarter. Mitchell Mcleod Pugh & Williams Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 2.4% in the 2nd quarter. Mitchell Mcleod Pugh & Williams Inc. now owns 38,604 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,224,000 after purchasing an additional 889 shares in the last quarter. HF Advisory Group LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. HF Advisory Group LLC now owns 98,569 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,179,000 after purchasing an additional 1,627 shares during the last quarter. Cornell Pochily Investment Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 7.6% during the 3rd quarter. Cornell Pochily Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 73,962 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,637,000 after buying an additional 5,254 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Premier Path Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 6.8% during the 2nd quarter. Premier Path Wealth Partners LLC now owns 158,082 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,107,000 after buying an additional 9,996 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of DGRO opened at $64.22 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $30.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.25 and a beta of 0.71. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $51.77 and a 1 year high of $65.08. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $63.34 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $60.74.

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.