BOS Asset Management LLC Purchases 416 Shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF $DGRO

BOS Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO) by 8.9% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,079 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 416 shares during the quarter. BOS Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF were worth $314,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in DGRO. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC boosted its position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 20.4% during the first quarter. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC now owns 3,529 shares of the company’s stock valued at $218,000 after purchasing an additional 598 shares in the last quarter. MGO One Seven LLC boosted its position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 5.0% during the first quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 88,711 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,481,000 after purchasing an additional 4,186 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 3.7% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 6,157,442 shares of the company’s stock valued at $380,408,000 after purchasing an additional 219,938 shares in the last quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC boosted its position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 24.1% during the fourth quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC now owns 93,152 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,714,000 after purchasing an additional 18,113 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Calton & Associates Inc. bought a new stake in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF during the first quarter valued at about $309,000.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of DGRO stock opened at $67.33 on Thursday. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $54.09 and a 1-year high of $67.50. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $65.71 and its 200 day moving average is $62.84. The company has a market cap of $33.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.66 and a beta of 0.89.

About iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF

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.