Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. Boosts Position in iShares Select Dividend ETF (NASDAQ:DVY)

Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Select Dividend ETF (NASDAQ:DVY) by 21.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,858 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 844 shares during the quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc.’s holdings in iShares Select Dividend ETF were worth $638,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Select Dividend ETF by 194,486.4% during the 4th quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 24,488,697 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,215,121,000 after buying an additional 24,476,112 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares Select Dividend ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $156,322,000. Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY raised its stake in shares of iShares Select Dividend ETF by 369.5% during the fourth quarter. Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY now owns 498,927 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,504,000 after purchasing an additional 392,667 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares Select Dividend ETF by 588.4% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 288,441 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,869,000 after purchasing an additional 246,540 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Select Dividend ETF by 94.0% in the fourth quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 384,003 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,416,000 after purchasing an additional 186,055 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 46.08% of the company’s stock.

iShares Select Dividend ETF Price Performance

iShares Select Dividend ETF stock opened at $133.83 on Friday. iShares Select Dividend ETF has a 12-month low of $115.43 and a 12-month high of $144.09. The company has a market capitalization of $19.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.96 and a beta of 0.87. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $134.75 and its 200 day moving average price is $135.09.

iShares Select Dividend ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 21st. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 18th were paid a $1.0495 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 18th.

iShares Select Dividend ETF Company Profile

iShares Select Dividend ETF, formerly iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of a selected group of equity securities issued by companies that have provided relatively high dividend yields on a consistent basis over time.