Arete Wealth Advisors LLC Has $4.85 Million Position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO)

Arete Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO) by 0.7% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 79,149 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 549 shares during the period. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF were worth $4,850,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 17.5% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 31,832 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,986,000 after acquiring an additional 4,747 shares in the last quarter. Edgestream Partners L.P. raised its stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 14.4% in the third quarter. Edgestream Partners L.P. now owns 4,756 shares of the company’s stock worth $298,000 after purchasing an additional 597 shares during the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 15,638.3% in the third quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 41,077 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,575,000 after purchasing an additional 40,816 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 8.8% during the third quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 210,023 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,166,000 after buying an additional 17,058 shares during the last quarter. Finally, IHT Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 69.7% during the third quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC now owns 78,016 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,889,000 after buying an additional 32,055 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:DGRO opened at $61.99 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $30.38 billion, a PE ratio of 21.26 and a beta of 0.89. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $62.90 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $62.82. 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 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.