iShares Core High Dividend ETF $HDV Shares Purchased by Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its stake in iShares Core High Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:HDV) by 7.6% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 893,886 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 63,458 shares during the quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s holdings in iShares Core High Dividend ETF were worth $121,318,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Auto Owners Insurance Co lifted its holdings in iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 12,061.0% during the fourth quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 2,894,318 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $35,198,000 after purchasing an additional 2,870,518 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its position in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 199.7% during the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 600,634 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $73,043,000 after purchasing an additional 400,223 shares during the last quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $28,094,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its stake in iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 12.7% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 1,546,611 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $188,083,000 after buying an additional 174,193 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 3.6% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 4,501,871 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $527,484,000 after buying an additional 155,098 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core High Dividend ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF stock opened at $27.85 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $27.26 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $26.56. iShares Core High Dividend ETF has a 12 month low of $23.27 and a 12 month high of $28.18. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.55 and a beta of 0.53.

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.