Empire Financial Management Company LLC Boosts Stock Holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO)

Empire Financial Management Company LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO) by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 6,459 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 171 shares during the quarter. Empire Financial Management Company LLC’s holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF were worth $405,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 3.2% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 13,363,898 shares of the company’s stock valued at $837,783,000 after acquiring an additional 413,083 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 4.3% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 9,006,470 shares of the company’s stock valued at $518,863,000 after purchasing an additional 368,759 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. raised its position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 8,821,774 shares of the company’s stock valued at $508,222,000 after purchasing an additional 111,539 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 7,842,422 shares of the company’s stock worth $491,641,000 after buying an additional 108,051 shares during the period. Finally, Capital Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 1.5% during the third quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 7,315,118 shares of the company’s stock valued at $458,585,000 after buying an additional 109,977 shares during the period.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Stock Down 0.4 %

NYSEARCA:DGRO opened at $63.53 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $63.41 and its 200 day simple moving average is $60.90. The stock has a market cap of $30.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.25 and a beta of 0.71. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $52.17 and a twelve month high of $65.08.

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.