iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO) Stake Boosted by Essex Financial Services Inc.

Essex Financial Services Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO) by 4.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 145,562 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,681 shares during the quarter. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF comprises 0.6% of Essex Financial Services Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 29th largest position. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF were worth $8,929,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Alpha Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,152,000. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 18.3% in the third quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 11,524 shares of the company’s stock valued at $722,000 after acquiring an additional 1,781 shares in the last quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 189.2% in the third quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. now owns 16,165 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,013,000 after acquiring an additional 10,576 shares in the last quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $835,000. Finally, Creative Planning raised its holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 3.1% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 188,637 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,826,000 after purchasing an additional 5,690 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA DGRO opened at $63.55 on Tuesday. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $54.31 and a 1 year high of $65.08. The firm has a market cap of $30.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.25 and a beta of 0.71. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $62.56 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $62.24.

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.