DDFG Inc Raises Stock Holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO)

DDFG Inc lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO) by 6.6% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 177,527 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,036 shares during the period. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF comprises 3.1% of DDFG Inc’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest holding. DDFG Inc’s holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF were worth $10,889,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of DGRO. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 5,922.8% during the fourth quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 1,334,049 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,831,000 after purchasing an additional 1,311,899 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its stake in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 36.6% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 4,224,958 shares of the company’s stock worth $259,159,000 after buying an additional 1,132,527 shares in the last quarter. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $44,389,000. MML Investors Services LLC boosted its stake in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 20.4% in the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 3,796,963 shares of the company’s stock worth $238,032,000 after buying an additional 644,193 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 3.2% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 13,363,898 shares of the company’s stock worth $837,783,000 after buying an additional 413,083 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of DGRO opened at $63.66 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $31.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.22 and a beta of 0.89. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $62.79 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $62.70. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $55.08 and a 1 year 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.