iShares Core High Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:HDV) Short Interest Update
by Renee Jackson · The Cerbat GemiShares Core High Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:HDV – Get Free Report) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 937,708 shares, a growth of 316.5% from the April 15th total of 225,119 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 2,225,468 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Compound Planning Inc. grew its stake in iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 10.6% in the 1st quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 4,765 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $647,000 after buying an additional 457 shares in the last quarter. Lido Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 78,016 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,589,000 after buying an additional 410 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its stake in iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 20.2% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 650,163 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $88,240,000 after buying an additional 109,151 shares in the last quarter. GSG Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 2.0% in the 1st quarter. GSG Advisors LLC now owns 23,329 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,166,000 after buying an additional 464 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dynamic Wealth Strategies LLC purchased a new position in iShares Core High Dividend ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $61,000.
iShares Core High Dividend ETF Stock Performance
NYSEARCA:HDV traded up $0.13 on Thursday, hitting $27.31. The stock had a trading volume of 2,029,759 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,697,104. The stock has a market cap of $13.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.55 and a beta of 0.54. iShares Core High Dividend ETF has a 1 year low of $22.74 and a 1 year high of $28.18. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $26.94 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $25.88.
About iShares Core High Dividend ETF
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.