iShares Core High Dividend ETF $HDV Shares Acquired by Royal Bank of Canada

Royal Bank of Canada lifted its holdings in iShares Core High Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:HDV) by 2.4% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,282,003 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 30,442 shares during the quarter. Royal Bank of Canada owned 0.26% of iShares Core High Dividend ETF worth $173,992,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of HDV. Merkkuri Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Core High Dividend ETF in the first quarter valued at $26,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 101.9% during the 2nd quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 216 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 109 shares during the period. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF during the 4th quarter worth $28,000. EQ Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $40,000. Finally, Syntax Research Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 151.5% in the 4th quarter. Syntax Research Inc. now owns 415 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $50,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core High Dividend ETF Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSEARCA HDV opened at $29.12 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.55 and a beta of 0.53. iShares Core High Dividend ETF has a 52 week low of $23.51 and a 52 week high of $29.61. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $27.74 and a 200 day moving average price of $27.18.

iShares Core High Dividend ETF Company 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.