iShares Core High Dividend ETF $HDV Shares Purchased by VAUGHAN & Co SECURITIES INC.

VAUGHAN & Co SECURITIES INC. boosted its position in iShares Core High Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:HDV) by 7.0% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 186,061 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 12,167 shares during the quarter. iShares Core High Dividend ETF makes up about 11.7% of VAUGHAN & Co SECURITIES INC.’s holdings, making the stock its 4th largest position. VAUGHAN & Co SECURITIES INC.’s holdings in iShares Core High Dividend ETF were worth $22,627,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in HDV. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Core High Dividend ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $342,000. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 6.1% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 5,047 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $611,000 after purchasing an additional 292 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 8.6% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 103,679 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $12,558,000 after purchasing an additional 8,223 shares during the period. Baird Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 10.9% in the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 25,693 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,010,000 after purchasing an additional 2,517 shares during the period. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 10.8% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 30,413 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,563,000 after purchasing an additional 2,954 shares during the period.

iShares Core High Dividend ETF Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of NYSEARCA:HDV opened at $132.60 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $13.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.55 and a beta of 0.57. iShares Core High Dividend ETF has a 52 week low of $112.02 and a 52 week high of $140.89. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $135.81 and a 200 day moving average price of $128.01.

iShares Core High Dividend ETF Profile

The iShares Core High Dividend ETF (HDV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus index. The fund tracks a dividend-weighted index of 75 high-yielding US equities, screened for high earnings potential and dividend sustainability. HDV was launched on Mar 29, 2011 and is managed by BlackRock.