Ledyard National Bank Raises Stock Holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO)

Ledyard National Bank grew its stake in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO) by 3.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,403,210 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 50,671 shares during the period. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF accounts for about 8.1% of Ledyard National Bank’s investment portfolio, making the stock its biggest position. Ledyard National Bank owned approximately 0.30% of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF worth $86,073,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. HF Advisory Group LLC increased its position 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 worth $6,179,000 after purchasing an additional 1,627 shares during the period. Cornell Pochily Investment Advisors Inc. grew its position 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 worth $4,637,000 after buying an additional 5,254 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors LLC grew 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 buying an additional 11,634 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $208,000. Finally, Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. lifted its holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 1.4% in the third quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 379,839 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,812,000 after buying an additional 5,174 shares during the period.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Stock Performance

DGRO opened at $63.69 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $62.61 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $62.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.15 billion, a PE ratio of 19.25 and a beta of 0.71. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF has a 52 week low of $54.31 and a 52 week high of $65.08.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Company 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.