Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC. Raises Position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO)

Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC. grew its holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO) by 8.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 13,543 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,014 shares during the period. Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC.’s holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF were worth $830,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of DGRO. HF Advisory Group LLC raised its holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 1.7% in the third quarter. HF Advisory Group LLC now owns 98,569 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,179,000 after acquiring an additional 1,627 shares in the last quarter. Cornell Pochily Investment Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 7.6% in the 3rd quarter. Cornell Pochily Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 73,962 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,637,000 after purchasing an additional 5,254 shares in the last quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 45.8% during the 3rd quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 37,058 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,323,000 after purchasing an additional 11,634 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF during the third quarter worth $208,000. Finally, Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. increased its holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 2.0% in the second quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 18,129 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,044,000 after buying an additional 362 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Price Performance

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF stock opened at $62.59 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $62.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is $61.72. The stock has a market cap of $29.63 billion, a PE ratio of 19.25 and a beta of 0.71. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $53.18 and a 1-year high of $65.08.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Profile

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.