Sigma Planning Corp Boosts Stake in iShares Core High Dividend ETF $HDV

Sigma Planning Corp lifted its position in iShares Core High Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:HDV) by 387.9% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 279,010 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 221,822 shares during the quarter. Sigma Planning Corp owned approximately 0.05% of iShares Core High Dividend ETF worth $7,648,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its position in iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 195.8% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 130,068 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $15,818,000 after purchasing an additional 86,089 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 4.0% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 2,931,967 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $356,557,000 after purchasing an additional 111,853 shares during the last quarter. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 386.2% during the 2nd quarter. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 54,616 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,497,000 after purchasing an additional 43,383 shares during the last quarter. Gallagher Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares Core High Dividend ETF in the first quarter valued at $3,934,000. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its stake in iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 830,428 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $100,988,000 after purchasing an additional 39,927 shares during the period.

iShares Core High Dividend ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:HDV opened at $29.44 on Monday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $28.53 and a 200-day simple moving average of $27.69. iShares Core High Dividend ETF has a one year low of $23.51 and a one year high of $30.13. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.55 and a beta of 0.52.

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.